Camp Philip Morris in Le Havre, France. War brides of American soldiers at railway station preparing to travel to Camp Philip Morris. Several American soldiers are seen with their wives and babies. The war brides fill the train and it leaves the station, as American Military Police in white helmets stand and salute. Passengers look out of the windows of the railroad cars. A sign reads 'Camp Philip Morris'. War brides arrive by bus and carry belongings to their quarters. Camp buildings in view.
Women's Army Corps in the United States. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, created in 1942 is converted to WAC (Women's Army Corps) in 1943. A WAC carries a cake. 'WAAC' written on the cake. A WAC walks outside a building. Several men stand and talk. The WACs parade on a field. A United States flag. Duties performed by WACs. Women work as mechanics and handle complicated equipment. They take photographs through cameras. The U.S. Capitol building in view. U.S. Army General George Marshall and U.S. Secretary of State Henry Stimson. Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby is the first commanding officer of WAC. A dramatization depicts recruitment and induction of WAACs. A sign reads 'WAAC, information and recruiting'. A woman appears in an interview. The women undergo physical examination and are then recruited. WAACs undergo a training. They perform physical exercises and swim. Several WACs go to specialization classes. WACs cook food. A woman receives an award for her husband's bravery during World War II.
Posthumous recognition given to Lieutenant General Lesley James McNair in the United States during World War II. Past events show him at various stages of his carrier. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Lesley James McNair stands with troops near an aircraft. He sits in a car. He trained army officers as he served as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Ground Forces.
Operations of United States 8th Air Force Fighter Command in the European Theater during World War II. Lieutenant Boteler of 83rd Squadron, 78th Fighter Group in flight in a fighter aircraft. An aerial view of mountains and trees. The United States fighter aircraft strafes trains. Marshaling yards are strafed. Smoke rises up in the sky due to explosions.
United States soldiers at Jungle Operations Training Center (JOTC) in Fort Sherman, Panama. A United States soldier in a forested area. The soldier attempts to cross river on a double rope suspension. Trees in the background. He loses his balance and falls into the river. Splashes in the water.
U.S. soldiers at Jungle Operations Training Center (JOTC) in Fort Sherman, Panama. A United States soldier stands alone. A field in the background. U.S. troops board a Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM). Buildings and trees in view. The troops aboard the landing craft cross a river. The troops stand and talk in groups. A jungle area in distance.
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