African American soldiers of U.S. army and Pvt. (Private) Joe Louis (famous American boxing champion) stand at entrance of Warner Bros. Studio in Hollywood, California. They salute as U.S. Army officers arrive. (World War II period).
Singer Al Jolson at Warner Bros. Studio in Hollywood, California. Al Jolson sings popular song "My Mammy" over a microphone on the stage for the U.S. soldiers. Man plays piano in the background. (World War II period).
American actress Loretta Young at hospital in Hollywood, California. Loretta Young walks along sidewalk with a U.S. soldier and they both enter a hospital. Loretta Young talks to U.S. soldiers lying in bed. She speaks to various soldiers lying in bed. (World War II period).
American actors and U.S. soldiers in Ciro's High Club, Hollywood. Exterior of Ciro's High Club shows neon sign of 'Ciro's'. Actresses Anne Shirley and Joan Davis with a U.S. officer seated at a table. Anne Shirley talks to a soldier. Soldiers and women dance. Presentation of Bombardier Wing to Anne Shirley. Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and two U.S. soldiers at a table. Ventriloquist performs an act with his hand, draped in a cloth napkin, and painted to look like a face. (World War II period).
U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader dive bombers of 86th Fighter Bomber Group attack ground targets in Sicily during World War II. A-36 aircraft in flight over hilly terrain of Sicily. Italian pillbox and fortifications, along the Gela-Butera road, being targeted by A-36 aircraft. They fly several sorties against the targets. Targets being struck. Some explose and burn. Black smoke billows up from one burning pillbox. A-36 bombs fortifications along a mountain side.
Film titled 'Use of Training Films' on advantages and procedures of using U.S. Army training films. U.S. Army honor guard. Ground and elevated views of large number of United States Army soldiers marching in huge formation 12 or 14 abreast. Close up views of U.S. Army troops marching in formation. Men from various professions joining the U.S. army during World War II. New recruits in civilian clothes carrying suit cases stand in line at a Quartermaster to receive uniforms. They move in to barracks buildings. Training of men after they join army. A group of newly recruited soldiers making mistakes as they learn how to march and turn in formation. Service dress insignia of a U.S. army sergeant. Men fire rifles in prone position during a training. Men fire 155 mm howitzer. Men repair machine gun. Men are trained how to service a medium M3 tank. They are seen using wrenches to tighten nuts on the tank. Men learn to camouflage a piece of artillery and how to dig a foxhole. Soldiers practice bayonet drills. Soldiers seated in room being trained by means of training films.
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