Members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team are seen assembled near instructors at Camp Shelby in Mississippi. Barracks are behind them. Two 37mm anti-tank artillery pieces are positioned nearby. Camp instructors roll another one closer to the camera, and an instructor points out its features to a 442nd officer, as the troops also observe. The troops then come forward and watch closely as several instructors demonstrate the operation of the weapon. Next, two 442nd troops take up positions at the field piece and are coached through the motions of its operation.Closeup of soldiers manning the gun.
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.
Members of the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team (comprising Americans of Japanese ancestry) practice Hawaiian music and dance intended to entertain the troops, during World War 2. Several of the group take turns imitating hula dancers, as the musicians play. Numerous views of the men dancing. Musicians, including one playing guitar and another with ukulele, are seen at the end of the clip. (Note: Under auspices of Mr. Earl Finch, a businessman from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, a similar group of 442nd soldiers, coming through Camp Shelby, was formed into the "Shelby Serenaders,"later in the war. Finch also created the “Aloha” USO in Hattiesburg, and did many other things to make life more pleasant for members of the 442nd during their training times at Camp Shelby.)
Kenneth Young kidnapped from his residence in Beverly Hills, California. The house in Beverly Hills. Exterior of the house from where 11 year old Kenneth Young was kidnapped. The ladder which was used by the kidnapper. A burglar alarm at the entrance of the house. His father says that he paid a quarter million dollars ransom to get the boy back safely. Media people run for an interview. Kenneth Young looks out from a window of the house.
USAF personnel participate in basic aerobics at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas. Air Force personnel run. Views of personnel running. They complete their race. Commanders of USAF evaluate time taken by personnel in running. A man writes on writing board.
USAF personnel participate in basic aerobics at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas. Feet of an Air Force general as he walks. He waves toward an air force personnel. The Air Force personnel rides bicycle. Car parked in the background.
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