Reenactment, at Randolph Field, illustrating how new recruits are indoctrinated by upper class upon arrival for training as U.S. Army Air Forces flying cadets. Upper class cadet standing with recruits on a veranda. He teaches them how to stand in a "brace" and conduct themselves. Interior of a barber shop. Cadets getting haircuts. Cadets dressed in newly issued uniforms. They have photographs taken for their ID cards.
Training of U.S. Army Air Forces Flying Cadets at Randolph Field, Texas. Small platoons of six and eight cadets doing close-order drills in small areas. Various platoons mixed up and out of order during the process. A class of cadets taking a Morse code radio examination. Interior of an examination room shows cadets taking other types of written exams. A flight instructor with four students refers to posted mission data and map as he briefs his students on the way to their airplanes. .
A film on the recruitment of women in the United States Marine Corps during World War 2. Training of the new recruits. The Women Marines marching on a parade ground. Trees in the background. Several weapons are demonstrated in front of them. A soldier firing rifle. Machine guns and other guns are also demonstrated. Women stand near and aboard a tank. They are informed about the workings of the tank. A woman reading a document. Women seated in a room. They have a choice of subjects available to them. They can chose accountancy, statistics or many other subjects. Women Marines lined up on a ground. They salute each other.
A film titled: 'Battle Stations' on the Coast Guardsmen and United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve (SPARS). The Coast Guardsmen fighting on the battlefront in the European Theater during the World War II. Various citations and medals of honor for the Coast Guards who died while fighting for their country. The Coast Guards marching in formation. Two Coast Guards holding U.S. flag and the flag of USCG lead the parade. Other Coast Guards hold rifles. Coast guard cutters underway at sea. A man aboard the ship watching the enemy actions through binoculars. Other man talking on radio. Smoke from explosions in the area. Dead bodies of the Coast Guards who died in the war in caskets wrapped with U.S. flags. Other Coast Guards standing nearby and salute. Recruitment of women for the job of Coast Guards in the United States. Women taking oaths. The new recruits walking towards a building with their personal belongings for their training. Women in barracks. They ride bicycles and stand at attention on the ground. Women perform drill on the ground. An aircraft parked on air base. A woman walking nearby. The woman standing in front of the building.
Strafing of a target area in Germany during World War II. Aerial view of the target area. Strafing of a marshaling yard. Strafing of train. Smoke rises from explosions. Strafing of a motor truck on a road in a small town. The edge of the town. Strafing of buildings. Flaks bursting in the sky.
U.S. soldiers at a training camp in the United States during World War I. Soldiers inside barracks. A soldier shaving his beard. A group of soldiers seated in the barracks and enjoying. Two soldiers write letters.
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