Demonstration of ordnance material at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. U.S. Army General William R Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Edward M. Shinkle and other officials standing with West Point cadets. They watch the demonstration of anti-aircraft guns. The cadets seated on the ground near a railroad station. Soldiers fire anti-aircraft guns at targets.
Demonstration of ordnance material at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. U.S. Army General William R. Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Edward M. Shinkle and other officials standing with West Point cadets. The cadets and officials watch the demonstration of a 16 inch coastal gun. Smoke rises as the gun is fired.
Demonstration of ordnance material at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. U.S. Army General William R. Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Edward M. Shinkle and other officials standing with West Point cadets. They watch the demonstration by a keystone bomber. Men load a bomb in the bomb bay of an airplane. A man inserts the primer detonator in the fuse assembly. He threads the end of the arming wire through one set of holes in the arming vane. Smoke rises as the airplane drops the bomb.
United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrives at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. He attends memorial services at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The President with his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, and other officials. Soldiers standing in formation. The President, his wife and the officials pay homage to the soldiers who died in war and place wreaths on a memorial.
Activities of West Point cadets in Virginia, United States. They are on a trip to Fort Eustis, Fort Monroe and Langley Field. They observe field artillery exercises at the places. They fire field artillery. Some of the cadets watch through binoculars. Smoke rises due to firing.
Activities of West Point cadets in the United States. The cadets attend ordnance exercises at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. Officers aboard an armored car moving along the ground. The car moves along a ramp. Trees in the background. A cadet looks through a pierced armor plate which was pierced as a result of firing a 12 inch armor piercing projectile. Men look for the projectile which bursts after piercing the armor plate. The cadets gather for the demonstration of a 16 inch seacoast gun. Officers stand nearby and fire the gun. Smoke rises as the gun is fired.
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