Merchant Marine Seamen Training at the American Sailor training ship early in World War 2. Day starts with whistle. United States flag hoists. Officers and seamen salute the flag. Seamen wash the deck and sing song "Blow the men down". Classes at ship start. Officer talks about different parts of the ship like engine, wheels etc and seamen take notes. Seamen prepare meal while others serve and eat. Whistle blows an emergency-call. Seamen run and lower a life boat into water. They rescue a dummy and throw it back into water. Ship's signal flags.
United States military policemen search and question Japanese-Americans passengers at railroad train station depot next to Santa Anita Assembly Center (horse racing track converted to interment camp), during relocation of Japanese-American citizens in World War 2. Policeman lifts a baby down from the train, women get down from the train and soldiers watch them. Woman and children sit on chairs and officer writes on a paper in front of the woman. Close up views of internees arriving at center including many young children. Inspector frisks pockets and shoes of Japanese-American men. Japanese-American man carries a baby. Girl stands at a table. Inspector inspects suitcase of a woman and points with finger. Men stand at table and talk. A Japanese-American family stands in front of a train. They each have name tags on. Queue of people. Inspector searches a man. Woman walks with inspector. Wide shot of internment camp. (World War II period).
Scenes of Santa Anita Assembly Center for interment of Japanese citizens in the United States, during World War 2. Aerial view of houses and racetrack at Relocation Center. Wide elevated view of road, racetrack, and barracks buildings erected at the Center. Views inside empty horse racing stadium and track area, and view of entry gates. Statue of a horse in a garden. View of barracks erected in parking lot and infield. Cars at the Relocation Center.
Japanese-American recruits at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. Company 2nd Infantry Combat Team. Combat team boys get trained with machine gun. The gunner fires, 2nd man swaps position and the observer watches. Combat team gets training in field about advancing in field. Artillery is driven by road followed by ammunition in truck by combat team. Soldiers put 37 mm gun in position. (World War II period).
Japanese-American Army engineers of 442nd Regimental Combat Team in training at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. They travel in amphibious jeeps and regular jeeps over sandy terrain in woods. At a river, a reconnaissance team enters the water in an amphibious jeep to study the river conditions and find a suitable anchor point on the opposite shore. They return, report to their Commander, and then rush to work on the bridge. Engineers work on stakes and ropes at near shore while a team in a rubber boat goes to the anchor point across the river. Engineers assemble sections of the pontoon bridge and float them in place across the river. They then pick up their rifles and run across the new bridge to take up battle positions on the other side. Their leader reports to a Captain who commands their contingent. (World War II period).
25 ton, single unit, air dropping by United States Air Force in California. A four engine cargo transport plane. Package of 25 tons attached to four parachutes dropped on airbase. Dust raised. A man with the obtained package.
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