Shells for a heavy coastal defense gun are seen lined up on the ground. Japanese soldier seen leaning against gun. Japanese soldiers open wooden boxes containing smaller shells. They prepare an emplacement for an antiaircraft gun. Soldiers unpack and line shells on the ground. Formation of bombers in flight overhead. Aerial view of Japanese Mitsubishi Ki-21 "Sally" bombers in flight. Bombs strike ground targets below. "Sally" bombers landing at Japanese occupied Clark Field in the Philippines during World War II. Japanese antiaircraft gun surrounded by sandbags. A gunner looks skyward through binoculars. Japanese troops play volleyball in background. Other Japanese soldiers playing ping pong; wrestling; and playing baseball. Ground crews employ care using lights and illuminated markers on the flight line at night. A Mitsubishi Ki.30 "Ann" aircraft flies overhead. Japanese pilots salute their commander and proceed to their aircraft. Bomber and fighter aircraft seen. A Mitsubishi Ki-46 Dinah and Ki-15 Babs crank up and take off. View from cockpit of a plane taking off. Many aircraft seen widely spaced out on the airfield, below. Crew members manipulate controls of equipment inside an airplane. Windsock standing out on the ground. View of staff at positions inside air command center. Meteorologist releases weather balloon which is tracked by telescope. Japanese monitor uses old U.S. flying squadron blackboard to record information about their own flight operations.
During occupation of the Philippines by Japanese troops during World War II. Maps of Manila Bay, the Bataan Peninsula, Corregidor and Caballo islands. Mountains in the foreground. A wrecked U.S. ambulance in Corregidor Island. A U.S. medical aid station. Medics treat wounded soldiers inside a tent. U.S. Army prisoners of war in Corregidor take salt tablets and eat at a field kitchen. A prisoner of war sweeps the ground. A wounded Filipino soldier walking with crutches. Prisoners of war are served with plates of rice. A heap of medical supplies. A man reads The Tribune newspaper. Headlines of the newspaper reads: 'Homma is head of Japan forces'. Soldiers seated inside a tent look at a map.
A U.S. Army Second Lieutenant narrates his experiences as a West Point cadet in the United States. The beginning of the narrator's fourth year at the West Point Military Academy in New York. A sign reads: 'The Warrior Nations of History'. Cadets seated in a class room. An officer explains to them about ancient and modern weapons and equipment used by soldiers. Framed photographs of West Point dignitaries on a wall. The photographs include those of U.S. Army Generals David D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, William Westmoreland and John J. Pershing. An airplane parked at a field. Soldiers stand nearby. The narrator serves as a platoon leader in a regular army unit. The narrator seated in his room with another cadet. He writes a letter to his parents on the completion of four years of cadet life. Past events show the narrator standing as a fresher with other plebes in formation. The parents of the narrator and other people watch the plebes. The plebes take an oath of allegiance.
Activities of U.S. soldiers on Tarawa in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Men repair the motor of a U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat aircraft. Trees in the background. A U.S. Navy PBY Catalina taxis on an airstrip. Other airplanes parked in the background.
A 1943 American feature film titled 'This is the Army' depicts dancer Jerry Jones, played by George Murphy, as he receives a draft letter during a Follies performance during World War I. Dramatize scenes: Uncle Sam is depicted on a poster in New York that reads: 'I Want You for the U.S. Army Enlist Now'. Buildings along a side of a street. Camera zooms to newspaper headline that reads, "Huns Boast No American Troops Will Reach France." A woman in uniform sings in the street.. She sings and men play musical instruments. Exterior of a building. A banner outside the building reads: 'US Army Recruiting Station'. 'Follies' written outside a theater. Interior of the theater. Performance of singer and dancer Jerry Jones in the theater, played by actor George Murphy. Jerry Jones sings and girls dance in colorful costumes. People watch them. A woman watches the performance of Jerry Jones. A man arrives near her and gives her mail for Jerry Jones from the office of the President. The woman reads the mail. The mail is a draft letter to Jones, inducting him into the U.S. Army.
Activities of U.S. Navy personnel in Antarctica during Operation High Jump. U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Cruzen and other officers on the bridge of a ship. USS Mount Olympus stuck in ice. A helicopter settles on a platform on USS Northwind. A helicopter in flight. U.S. Navy PBM Mariner in flight overhead. USS Mount Olympus, USS Merrick and USS Yancey trail USS Northwind.
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