U.S. Army Air Force 303rd Bomb Group in England during World War II. Three personnel of 303rd Bomb Group ride bicycles. A tent city. A personnel walks on a road. The U.S. flag at mast. Clothes on strings. An area surrounded by trees. Greenery all around. A castle, an English manor house and other structures in the area.
U.S. Army Air Force 303rd Bomb Group in England during World War II. The U.S. flag at mast. A road with grasslands on both side. A building. Two people walking. Army motor cars. Ducks swim in the water. A military personnel goes toward a house. Quonset huts. Various buildings seen.
Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship at the United States Merchant Marine Academy ( USMMA ) at Kings Point in New York, United States. Merchant Marine Officer candidates practice signaling using signal flags. An officer teaches how to operate an equipment in a class. The candidates learn to find places on a globe. They work in an engine room. They use hand tools. They learn the fundamentals of electric engineering in a class. They learn to load and fire guns. The candidates exercise for physical fitness. (World War II period).
Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point in New York, United States. The candidates stand beside a map and look at it. A candidate using a headset writes a message. The candidates make repairs on a radio instrument. They learn navigation with an equipment. The manuals of Sperry Gyro Compass and Gyro Pilot. A candidate holds a gyroscope. The candidates learn navigation with the gyrocompass. In Samuels Hall, candidates use ropes and work with them. On a signal bridge they practice signaling with semaphore flags. In Fulton Hall, engineering cadets work on equipment in a laboratory. An officer teaches mechanical drafting with an equipment to the candidates in a class. A candidate makes a sketch of the equipment. The candidates learn the principles of thermodynamics.
A U.S. Naval Task Force takes Munda in the Solomon Islands during World War II. The naval task force underway at sea. Soldiers with guns on landing crafts. The soldiers move towards Munda island. They disembark from the landing crafts. Crates, shells, food, ammunition and fuel drums are unloaded from the landing crafts and are arranged. Big guns and artillery are moved into position on the island. Coconuts trees are fell by using dynamite. Artillery is fired, explosions occur and smoke rises. The material needed for war - iron, rubber, medical supplies and ammunition. Dead lying on the ground. Wounded are evacuated and carried on stretchers to battalion aid stations. The wounded are treated.
Mineral processing in Tennessee, United States. Phosphate rocks are moved by a crane to a plant. The crane drops phosphorus rocks in the plant. They move on a conveyor belt. Views of exterior of the plant. The plant produces fertilizers. Molten metal is poured into a bucket. Two men, wearing eye gear, push a rope. Towers for generating power. Machines are used to break manganese blocks into sheets and then into pieces. They are packed into a container and sealed. A sign on the seal: 'Electro Manganese 99.9%'. Signs: 'Danger, High Voltage' and 'Interchange Bank 154000 Volts, Oil Circuit Breaker'. Towers seen. Machines are used to make aluminum sheets. Aluminum is broken down to make bombs. Aluminum passes through machines. (World War II period).
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