Soldiers of the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, comprising Americans of Japanese ancestry, participate in a ceremony marking completion of their basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, in World War 2. Opening scene shows them assembling in wooded area of the camp. Their color guard marches between the formations. Brigadier General George Matthew Halloran, Camp Commander, and two other officers, salute the colors. Scene shifts to civilian friends and relatives of soldiers, seated in chairs beside the reviewing stand. Camera pans right, past officers on the reviewing stand, military band musicians seated in background, and the color guard, to troops at attention. Next, all present, including civilians, are seen standing and saluting, as the National Anthem is being played. Final scenes show General Halloran and a Colonel, conversing with officers of the 442nd.
Soldiers of the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team (comprising Americans of Japanese ancestry) being trained by their own non-commissioned officers in World War 2. A group of 442nd soldiers stands in formation near a barracks. They all render a hand salute as their color guard passes with the American flag. Scene shifts to a Platoon of 442nd soldiers. Their Platoon Leader orders them to dress right and adjust their positions. Next he orders them to salute. He then moves along the formation, checking and occasionally correcting a soldiers hand position. Closeups of individual soldiers as the Platoon Leader makes small adjustments in their salutes. Next, a larger formation of soldiers stands at attention, including one holding a unit guidon. As a three-man color guard passes, all salute.
OSS (Office of Strategic Services) activities in Burma during World War II. Douglas C-47 Skytrain in flight. Parachutists jump from plane. Parachutists in plane. They standing at door of the plane, ready to jump. Parachutists jump from the plane. Pilot in cockpit. Parachutes descend and land on earth. Natives carry sacks and arrange them in stack. Cartons of explosive materials. Natives sitting on ground with rifles. Natives are trained by OSS personnel. OSS personnel pose with natives. Views of natives and OSS personnel. A light plane in flight and lands. General and head of OSS, William J. Donovan's arrival by light plane.
Training of U.S. Army Air Force gunners in the United States. United States aerial gunners do physical exercise. The gunners are blind folded. They disassemble and reassemble weapons. A gunner boards an airplane with a gun. The gun is equipped with a camera. Airplanes in flight showing aerial combat.
Naval Fleet Training Center in Charleston, South Carolina. U.S. Naval Commander instructor works with sailors on plotting positions on Oceanic charts. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, wears badges for submarine warfare and SSBN Deterrent Patrol.
Lake Baikal in Siberia. The view of the Lake Baikal from a moving train. Mountains seen in the background. Trees in foreground. Time frame is Russian Civil War.
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