A training film in the United States details the role of Combat MP (Military Police) of the United States Army in supporting river crossing during war. A platoon of MPs stop the advance due to blockage of a road during a river crossing operation. An MP in a jeep makes a contact with traffic control headquarters and inspects a map. The MP directs traffic after rerouting.
The funeral ceremony of USN (United States Navy) Rear Admiral Richard Byrd at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. A crowd around the casket of Rear Admiral Richard Byrd at the cemetery. A flag at half mast at the cemetery. Pallbearers lift the flag up above the casket. Honor Guard hold rifles and present arms. A chaplain shakes hands with Mrs. Byrd. Mrs Byrd and her son. Admirals pay their last respect. A line of people shakes hands. A caisson drawn by several horses alongside a road in the cemetery. The pallbearers carry the casket off the caisson. The chaplain walks up a hill followed by a sailor carrying a blue flag. The pallbearers carry the casket to the grave. The casket is lowered onto a stand at the grave site. The pallbearers carry the American flag up over the casket.
The funeral procession of USN (United States Navy) Rear Admiral Richard Byrd at Fort Meyer Chapel in Virginia. Several gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. Marine and Navy Honor Guards march up a roadway in Arlington National Cemetery. Six horses draw the caisson with the casket of Rear Admiral Richard Byrd along a roadway in the cemetery. Navy officials and civilian crowd at the cemetery. The casket at the grave site. Several people in the background. Several wreaths and floral display on the ground next to the grave.
The funeral procession of USN (United States Navy) Rear Admiral Richard Byrd at Fort Meyer Chapel in Virginia. Several gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. Pallbearers carry a casket out of a hearse and take it into Fort Meyer Chapel. The pallbearers walk under a canopy. A drill team at attention in front of the chapel. A horse-drawn caisson arrives at the chapel.
Activities of United States soldiers on the Italian Front during World War II. Film opens showing Mount Vesuvius, viewed from a distance. Closeup of a cargo ship offloading supplies in rope nets to men on boats below. A DUKW (six-wheel drive amphibious truck) moves up the beach. Next Army cooks are seen preparing fresh chickens on the tailgate of a truck. Closeup of soldiers expressing approval of the fare being prepared. Next the cooks ladle portions of the prepared meal into mess kits of Allied and American soldiers. Closeup of one mess kit containing a meal of poultry, mashed potatoes, and peas. Soldiers seated on the ground enjoying their meals. Red Cross nurses walking among tents where clothes are drying on a line. One woman is washing some items. Soldiers carry a wounded on a stretcher, accompanied by a nurse carrying a plasma bottle. A truck making its way with difficulty through deep mud. Soldiers struggling to walk through deep mud. Closeup of a wooden case containing Field “C” rations. All manner of canned goods are displayed from the supply case. Cans of food are passed to soldiers on a defensive line. They examine the canned goods they’ve received and discuss them with one another. A Colonel eating from a can along with soldiers.
British Army's 'Special Force' Chindits comprising of Britishers, West Indians and East Indians at a camp near Kamaing, Burma during World War II. A soldier receives treatment for a shoulder wound at 45th Mobile Hospital of the United States Army. Gurkhas set up tents and hammocks. Men at the mobile hospital are treated for jungle sores, wounds and dysentery. The soldiers rest on cots in a ward.
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