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Cartoon animation “Private Snafu” depicts living conditions for soldiers posted in the Aleutian islands during WWII
Private Snafu Title Sequence. Cartoon animation “Private Snafu” depicts living conditions for soldiers posted in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. A view of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. A Japanese soldier hops on the Aleutian Islands after emerging from the Pacific Ocean, only for a strong American soldier to stomp his feet when he opened “the backdoor to the United States”. Japanese soldier hops and dives back to the Pacific Ocean. View of Tokyo, Japan from the “Back door to the United States”. The cartoon depicts how harsh and challenging the environment in Aleutian Islands- having rain, snow, thunder and whirlwind gales. A seal resembling The Great Schnozzola (Jimmy Durante) replies with the Lower East Side accent, “Nevertheless, that’s the conditions that prevail.” View of a GI camp in the Aleutian Islands. Private Snafu sets out on an important mission, he changes his outfit according to weather. View of the vegetation of the Aleutian Islands, only grass in the tundra environment. After the narrator stated, “There are no trees”, a rabbit replied sarcastically “You’re telling me!”. United States Army Camp in Aleutian Islands covered in thick, gummy, mud. A serviceman is riding on two servicemen submerged in the mud. Inside a Quonset hut, American soldiers are playing dice. An earthquake rattles the Quonset hut and changes the position of the dice. Strong winds in the Aleutian Islands uproot Quonset huts, military installations and even the mountains. Soldiers struggle walking through a “Williwaw” (or strong winds in the Aleutian Islands) until it stopped, causing the soldiers to fall to the ground and the eggs a soldier was carrying to break. Private Snafu walks in the Aleutian Islands through different weather conditions in different outfits. Soldier drives a military jeep with skis in the snow. A cartoon B-17 covered in snow as it flies above the Aleutian Islands. An Eskimo sits around an ice fishing hole in the snow-covered B-17 wing. Private Snafu is wearing a steam whistle as he walks. Private Snafu changes his outfits according to weather condition while walking. Airmen run out of the Briefing Hut and dive in the watery air strip. Private Snafu dons a scuba diving suit to retrieve a B-17 submerged in the watery air strip. Private Snafu inside aircraft with fish. Private Snafu ejects the fish out of the aircraft. The fish activates a parachute to fall safely, only for it to drop into the gaping maw of the Schnozzola seal. The Schnozzola seal repeats his earlier dialogue to describe life in the Aleutian Islands.
President John F Kennedy appoints a new Customs Collector for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at Newport in Rhode Island.
President Kennedy walks down steps from a stand during his visit to Newport in Rhode Island. He is followed by a large party of people. President converses with three small girls standing with a woman. President, Mr CORSI (Customs Collector for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts) and family gather together for a photograph. Kennedy holds rolled scroll and appoints Mr CORSI to his post. Mr CORSI's daughter. Kennedy talks with Mr CORSI. Photographers take pictures.
President Kennedy appoints John McCone as the new head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Newport, Rhode Island.
U.S. President John F Kennedy on a stage during his visit to Newport in Rhode Island. Presidential seal attached to front of stage. President walks to podium and addresses the crowd. He appoints Mr John A McCone to replace Mr Allen W Dulles as the head of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Photographers and cameraman are present in large numbers. President Kennedy leaves podium. Mr Dulles steps up to podium and delivers a speech. Kennedy poses with Mr Dulles and Mr McCone, leaves stage and walks behind the curtains.
President John F Kennedy and party at President's summerhouse on Hammersmith Farm in Newport, Rhode Island.
President John F Kennedy and party at President's summerhouse on Hammersmith Farm in Newport, Rhode Island.
Coast Guard Rescue Stations along the Eastern and Southern coasts of the United States
After extensive slate of historical information, this film shows U.S. Coast Guard personnel launching a large dory (life boat) from the U.S. Coast Guard Gloucester Station in Gloucester, Massachusetts (Old House Cove, westerly side Gloucester Harbor). They slide the boat down rails, launching it directly into the water. Coast Guardsmen in foul weather gear are seen rowing a large lifeboat in rough waters near rocky shores. Eight men row, sitting in four pairs side-by-side on fixed thwarts (benches) and one stands in the stern (a coxwain) steering with a 16’ oar. A powered life boat is seen briefly, in extremely rough waters. Remainder of the film shows an animated map of the East and South coasts of the United States with dots identifying Coast Guard Stations on those coasts. At this point, the film concentrates on Rescue Stations in the Boston Division. A beached two-masted sailing ship is shown. A large steamship emitting black smoke from her funnel, is seen beached and listing on a shore. Aerial view of Light House on Block Island, off Rhode Island. Aerial view of a freighter run aground just off shore. Aerial view of a Coast Guard Station with a highway running past it. Aerial view of another Coast Guard Station located where narrator says is a dangerous point.
President John F Kennedy, Mrs Kennedy and party visits the Saint Mary's Church at Newport in Rhode Island.
Spectators wait outside St Mary's Church (12 William St, Newport, RI 02840, United States) at Newport, for arrival of President John F Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy to attend services. The Presidential car arrives and parks at the curb, while another sedan parks in the street by the church. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge, Gerald ("Jerry") Behn, steps from the President's car and opens the rear door for JFK and the First Lady and follows as they walk toward the church. Large crowd gathered outside the church. Four small girls look on at president. President, Mrs. Kennedy and party leave church after service. Crowd blocks the entrance. The presidential motorcade moves through crowd. People wave and applaud.
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