A film about training of United States Marines in San Diego, California. Recruits learn the details of squad formation as they perform a drill. They receive bayonet instructions. Two men demonstrate the use of bayonets during a hand to hand combat. The recruits row a whaleboat across a river.
A film about training of United States Marines in San Diego, California. Recruits learn to fire rifles at a firing range. The recruits lying in prone position fire rifles at targets. A man lying on the ground as he holds a target. The recruits fire machine guns at the target. They fire machine guns at a forward moving target.
Students of a naval parachute jumping training school in New Jersey, United States. A blimp takes off from an air base at Lakehurst. The blimp in flight with a crew aboard it. Students of a naval parachute jumping school jump from the blimp while in flight.
USS Lexington sinks in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Smoke rises from USS Lexington after being hit by Japanese torpedoes during the Battle of Coral Sea of World War II. Smoke rises from the ship. Rescued crew members of the Patten Family get off a train in Portland, Oregon. They greet each other as a large crowd gather to welcome them. The Pattens salute.
War heroes of World War 2 are honored in Los Angeles, California. Soldiers in a jeeps drive past a large crowd in a stadium. Sailors of U.S. Navy training school in Los Angeles march past a review stand. Nurses, medics and soldiers march past a large crowd in the stadium. Officers pose for a picture. Officers seated in chairs.
Military recruitment efforts of Great Britain as it starts conscription in preparation for World War II. The Prime Minister of United Kingdom Neville Chamberlain at 10 Downing Street in London, England. London residents read posters and conscription advertisements on the sidewalk. Military conscription of youth between 20 and 21 for immediate military training. A crowd of young British recruits for the army leaves a building after joining military service. Closeup view of legs and feet of British troops marching. British troops march in the countryside. United Kingdom's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive at a military station. They are accompanied by several military officers. The King and Queen inspect London's new barrage balloons, part of the defense against attack from the air. Two barrage balloons on display. The royal couple departs after the inspection.
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