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Two African American soldiers receive and attach identifying light devices on their life jackets (WW2)

African American U.S. Army soldiers on board a ship heading for Europe during World War 2. A senior soldier hands out night identifying light devices to two young black soldiers to clip on their life jackets. The life jackets are "Board of Trade Standard" life jackets. African American soldiers, some wearing life preservers, climb up the stairs of a ship. Soldier talking to two black soldiers after giving night identifying light devices. Two black soldiers in life jackets laughing. Black soldier helps attach a night identifying light device onto the life jacket of the soldier.

Location: Europe
Date: 1944, August 26
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079533
Black United States soldiers talking to elderly sailors, young black soldier reads a French book (WW2)

African American U.S. Army soldiers on board a ship heading for Europe during World War 2. Black United States soldiers speak to two French merchant sailors on deck of ship. Two black soldiers together. Young black soldier smiles as he listens to French sailor. The French sailor and African American soldier laugh together. A young black soldier reads a U.S. Army-issued French language book. A black soldier manning a crow’s nest alongside anti-aircraft gun.

Location: Europe
Date: 1944, August 26
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079534
African American and white U.S. Army soldiers attend a religious service on board a ship (WW2)

African American U.S. Army soldiers on board a ship heading for Europe during World War 2. A senior black soldier hands out night identifying light devices to two young black soldiers to clip on their life jackets. Two black soldiers look at each other. Senior United States black soldier helps attach a night identifying light device onto the life jacket of the soldier. Life jackets read “Board of Trade STANDARD LIFE JACKET”. Young black soldier smiles as he glances at the night identifying light device. Two black soldiers test the buttons of their light devices. Black and white soldiers sitting on ship’s deck. White soldiers sit behind black soldiers. Soldiers attend a religious service on deck. A Christian chaplain (holding his life jacket) conducts religious service for soldiers. Young black soldiers listen to religious service.

Location: Europe
Date: 1944, August 26
Duration: 1 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079535
Parts of a Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bomb (WW2)

A video explaining the components of a Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bomb- a weapon launched by Japan to drop bombs on the United States during World War 2. A United States Navy personnel inspects the Fu-Go paper balloon on its ballast. Paper bags and sandbags tied to the ballast of the Fu-Go balloon bomb. Payload comprises of incendiaries and anti-personnel bombs. Inflated “Type B” Fu-Go balloon made of 5 ply “washi” rice paper. United States Navy personnel lets go of holding the ballast of balloon bomb. Man unfolds a piece of rice paper. Man ripping a piece of rice paper, demonstrating the durability of the material. Fu-Go bomb inflated with hydrogen gas. Man holding the escape valve of the Fu-Go balloon bomb. Escape valve is shown as made of pressed steel and has a rubber gasket. Pressure is exerted by the rubber ring the escape valve. Spider bracket of escape valve.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079563
Parts of the so-called Brain Center of a Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bomb (WW2)

A video explaining the components of the “Brain Center” of the Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bomb- a weapon launched by Japan to drop bombs on the United States during World War 2. An inflated paper balloon bomb. A man with a pencil points to parts of the “Brain Center” of the balloon such as the electrical source (battery case), demolition block, barometer box, fused jacks, jack switches, blowout plugs, sandbags, and incendiary bombs. Man puts away his pencil. Man pulls back sandbags to show the central payload of the paper balloon bomb. Man demonstrates how ballast falls. Man demonstrates mechanism and release of the pay loads. A sandbag falls. Man attaches sandbag back to the ballast. Man shows a T-hook of the ballast. Man re-attaches a T-hook back in the ballast.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079564
Man demonstrates the parts of the battery and aneroid of a Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bomb (WW2)

A video explaining the components of the “Brain Center” of the Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bomb- a weapon launched by Japan to drop bombs on the United States during World War 2. Man holds the ballast of the paper balloon bomb. Man pulls out fuse of demolition block. The plug from the battery to the barometer box is disconnected. Man lifts out the demolition box and battery box from the “Brain Center”. Man demonstrates the battery box and demolition box of the Fu-Go balloon bomb. Man takes out the demolition box. Man opens the battery case. Man takes out the middle box containing a solution of calcium chloride (acting as a thermal overcoat). Man points to a rubber plug in the middle box. Man takes out the battery of the middle box. Man reattaches the battery back to the middle box and returns the middle box to the battery box. Man puts back the lid of the battery box. The barometer (Aneroid) plate is taken out. Man demonstrates the aneroid board of the Fu-Go balloon bomb. Man takes off the lid of the main aneroid. Man points to the aneroid bellows, post, arm, clutch using a pencil. Man demonstrates two aneroid boards. Man points to aneroid before dismantling them. Man touches the contact rod of the aneroid. Man demonstrates pulling a plug on the “Brain Center” of the paper balloon bomb from Japan.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079565
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