Film taken from the fleet transport USS Elizabeth C. Stanton, AP-69, during amphibious training exercise in World War 2. United States Army soldiers in battle gear, aboard the Elizabeth C. Stanton, lower rope nets over her side and descend them into her LCVPs (landing craft vehicle personnel). Soldiers crouched in landing craft. LCVP's and LCPL's under way towards a beach.
United States soldiers go through a bayonet drill. Two soldiers practice with each other as others look on. Soldiers charge at dummies with bayonets. An instructor shows men how to bayonet the dummy. An instructor supervises and demonstrates to soldiers during a firing drill at a firing range. Soldiers fire Springfield rifles from hip and prone positions. (World War II period).
Buildings and houses in the United States. An ornate victorian home with a castle look. Elaborate stained glass windows, tall pillars, and double-stairways in various other houses and buildings.
Farm machinery at work in the United States. Farmers operate balers, hay cutters, fertilizers, corn pickers, harvesters and combines in fields. Men arrange bales on a baler.
A county seat in the United States. A statue on a tall pillar in a small park. The U.S. flag. Buildings in the town. Traffic near the round about. Pedestrians on the side walk. A shopping area, a drug store, a shoe store. A court house. FW Woolworth store. Pedestrians cross the road.
Night vision techniques and the use of metascope and starlight scope by the United States Army. Relaistic example of a night operation. Command post of the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry. Captain Wald briefs Sergeant King about a night mission to be conducted the same night. Soldier on the radio nearby. The two officers draw and mark the route on a map. Captain Wald salutes the Sergeant and gets on the radio. Animation shows the functioning of a starlight scope, a portable battery operated telescope. Includes the functions of illumination and magnification. A soldier prepares for the night mission. He walks up to a log and sits behind it. He mounts the starlight scope onto the rifle, selects a target, takes a comfortable position with support and then turns the power switch on. After that he takes aim, adjusts the eye piece focus and the range focal ring, and fires.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.