A government printing plant in the United States. The interior of a printing plant in the United States. Men and women working inside the plant. A man working on a printing machine. A woman stacking the bundles of papers. The printing of liberty bonds.
View of 2 long parallel lines of American men in civilian clothing, carrying suitcases, and arriving at a U.S. Army training camp in the United States during World War 1. The new recruits or draftees heading into camp. Next scene shows a large field area filled with newly uniformed American soldiers. An officer stands on a platform above the soldiers. The soldiers all take seats on the ground for an address. The officer addresses the soldiers. The soldiers stand again at the end of the address.
The ice show in the United States. People gather to watch the show. People perform in front of the audience. Girls skate in different costumes. People seated in chairs as they watch the performance. A man and woman perform the figure skating. Other man performs figure skating. A clown performs in front of the people. People applaude. The performers skate holding U.S. flags at the end of the show.
Oveta Culp Hobby is sworn into the Army with the rank of Director of the United States Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II. The organization would later be called the Women's Army Corps (WAC). Major General Myron C. Kramer administers oath of office to Oveta Culp Hobby. General George C. Marshall stands between Kramer and Hobby as he witnesses the ceremony. United States Secretary of War Henry Stimson also witnesses the event. Hobby stands with her arm raised under oath. Hobby shakes hands with Stimson, Marshall, and Kramer after the oath taking. Oveta Culp Hobby makes short statement, noting that, "This new corps is the 1942 expression of the patriotism and courage that the women of America have always demonstrated in every national crisis." Hobby continues, “In a total war, there is a total responsibility of all citizens regardless of sex, race, or creed. Every woman must do her part. The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps offers an opportunity for every woman eligible under the law to do her part.”
General Henry H. Arnold (Hap Arnold) describes the role of the United States Army Air Force in the Pacific theater of World War II. Flags of the United States and the Army Air Force are seen behind General Arnold. General Arnold seated behind a desk with a nameplate bearing his name. A model aircraft is seen on General Arnold’s right side. “The Army Air Forces play an important part in winning the war. It is equally important to ensure our winning the peace and America remaining what it is today a leading the airpower in the world. You and every American play your part in maintaining the freedom and security which we have all fought by buying and holding bonds,” says General Arnold.
The USS Brooklyn (ACR-3) of the United States Navy steaming up the North River in the United States. Some excursion craft in the distance. The bow of the battleship USS Indiana (BB-1) is seen. Sailors crowd the deck of ship.
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