American civilians prepare for an air raid drill in Arkansas, United States, during World War 2. Team members report to Air Raid Warden Sam Rankin. Sam receives the Yellow Alert message over phone. He dons his uniform with civil defense armband and goes to work on Blue Alert. Police cars help to get automobiles off the road. People get out of a bus and head to a nearby shelter. Family inside a blackout room listens to radio. Women switchboard operators seen connecting calls in a telephone switchboard room. Burners turned off on gas stove. Sam Rankin reports the Report and Control Center about the bombing. The message is passed to various departments including police and fire departments. Fire engines depart from fire station. Civilian defense nurse, trained by the Red Cross, is seen in a hospital preparing supplies. Her uniform includes on her left arm a civilian defense patch with a red cross in the middle. A man plots damaged areas on a large map. The alarm is sounded and a view of the alarm horn device is seen.
American civilians prepare for an Air Raid drill in Arkansas, United States, during World War 2, as part of Civilian Defense exercises. Board on the door reads 'Homer M Adkins Governor'. The Governor in his speech talks about the war situation and possibility of Japanese air attack. Governor Adkins gives a message to cooperate with the government and help out during the war situation. He states that the city must be ready for any kind of emergency.
United States Army training film 'Weapons of the Infantry Division' shows American soldiers undergoing weapon training in the United States. Soldier fires a rifle. Various machine guns being placed on the ground. Soldiers fire weapons of the infantry from behind bushes. View of rifle, Machine gun, 37 mm Anti-tank gun and the 75 mm gun. Animation shows the distance of shot by these weapons. High angle weapon in the bushes. Animation shows the direct hit on target crossing high angles in between. 155 mm Howitzer and a hand grenade placed on ground. Animation shows a man throwing hand grenade into a small trench on hillside. (World War II period).
American soldiers undergoing weapon identification training in the United States. Soldier fires a rifle. Various machine guns placed on the ground. Soldier fires weapons of the infantry from behind bushes. Animation shows the order of sounds of enemy firing. Soldiers seated in trenches with rifles in hand. Sandbag wall behind them. They carefully listen to the enemy fire. Weapons being placed on ground. (World War II period).
American soldiers undergoing weapon identification training in the United States. Soldiers listen to the sound of Flat Trajectory Weapons. Squad lying on ground fires the .30 caliber rifles. Rifleman fire 10to 15 shots in a minute. Soldiers seated in trenches with rifles in hand. Sandbag wall behind them. They carefully listen to the firing and look up from the trench. Firing of bullets on ground. Squad camouflaged with bushes fires the U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30 M1. Riflemen fire the M1 rifles. One of the soldier carefully looks out of the trench and points in the direction of fire. (World War II period).
American soldiers undergoing weapon identification training in the United States. Soldiers lying on ground, fire the Browning Automatic Rifle. The Riflemen can fire 40 to 60 rounds per minute. Soldiers take an aim and fire. Soldiers seated in trenches with rifles in hand. Sandbag wall behind them. They carefully listen to the firing and look up from the trench. Soldier in the trench carefully looks out of the trench and points in the direction of fire. Bullets hitting the ground. (World War II period).
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