The activities of the U.S. 287th Military Police Company in Berlin, Germany. The patrol enters a wooded area along the border. They cross a bridge. Another warning sign along the Russian Zone border. The platoon at a halt as the Sergeant scans the area with binoculars. The patrol led by a dog crosses a bridge. The bridge has inscription: 'Leaving the American Sector'.
The United States Army Europe (USAREUR) boxing finals in Germany. Soldiers and civilians gather to watch the boxing matches. U.S. Seventh Army Commander General Francis W. Farrell watches the match. The matches in progress. Crowd cheering and applauding. Winners in ring receive awards from General Farrell.
U.S. soldiers in Honolulu, Hawaii during World War II. A soldier holding a rifle stands at guard duty near a sea. Pali windward side of Oahu facing Kailua and Kaneohe Bay.
Color footage shot during WWII under the direction of John Ford for his documentary on the Battle of Midway. United States aircraft carrier underway in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy F4F-4 Wildcat aircraft taking off from the flight deck. Other F4Fs warming up in the background. Men aboard the aircraft carrier. Douglas TBDs and SBDs flying low over water, simulating attacks on Japanese ships. Flak in the sky. Smoke rising from simulated burning ships.
Segments of color footage shot for John Ford's wartime documentary on the Battle of Midway, during World War II. Sailors near a gun aboard a U.S. warship. Individual Douglas SBDs repeatedly fly overhead. An SBD dauntless ditches in the sea. A destroyer approaches to rescue the crew.
Newly recruited U.S. Army soldiers in World War I, standing on a field, in uniform. Picks and shovels stacked on the ground. The soldiers carry the picks and shovels and dig foundations for training camp barracks buildings. Other soldiers standing in the background. The interior of a building. Doctors treating soldiers. The doctors inoculate the soldiers with vaccination shots to prevent them from contracting typhus.
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