U.S. Army Sergeant York passes away in the United States on September 2, 1964. Scenes from the life of Sergeant York. Alvin York seen flashing the 'V' for victory sign. York in the front yard of his home. Newspaper headline reads, 'War with Germany.' World War I newly drafted men in civilian clothing marching along with tags pinned to their civilian clothes. World War 1 new recruits undergoing physical examination as they enter the U.S. Army. Soldiers standing in formation learning to drill. Closeup of front of artillery piece as it fires. Trench fighting against the enemy on a World War I battlefield. A soldier hurls an explosive toward no man's land. Soldiers rushing out of trenches going "over the top" to charge the enemy. Sergeant York in uniform during WWI. Later in life, Sergeant York is seen seated in a car with his wife as photographers scramble to take photos. Sergeant York at the White House with his family. York receives a citation from the Gold Star Mothers Club and then gives a short speech.
A film features the training of U.S. soldiers. A statue of soldiers in the U.S. Soldiers marching in a field during World War II. They hold rifles. The soldiers standing at attention. They are being trained for various jobs. The soldiers learn to fire artillery. Skiers learn skiing basics on a snow covered area. Some soldiers aboard a jeep learn various maneuvers. Soldiers aboard a tank. Others working on an electric pole. Airplanes flying in formation overhead. Aerial view of soldiers marching in formation. A painting of a historical war in which the soldiers are standing aboard a boat and holding a U.S. flag. The soldiers standing at attention.
A film titled: 'We're in the army now' on the Women Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in the United States. U.S. soldiers fighting the Japanese in the Pacific. Smoke from bombardment and firing. The soldiers advancing on a battlefield. U.S. Army General George Catlett Marshall seated at a desk in his office. He speaks about the contribution of the WAAC in World War II. A woman of the WAAC standing nearby.
Officers seated in an office in the United States. U.S. Secretary of War Harry Woodring and Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army General George Marshall seated at a desk in the office. They discuss a map.
U.S. soldiers at a training camp in the United States during World War I. Soldiers standing on the grounds of the training camp. A group of African American recruits standing in a line. Closeup views of U.S. Army African American soldiers in uniform. Buildings of the camp in the background. Group of soldiers march holding rifles. They pose.
U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt addresses the nation. Roosevelt seated at a desk in his office in the United States. He states that democracy has disappeared in many nations because of the unemployment, insecurity and government weakness and confusion. He further states that the democratic institutions can be preserved in the U.S.
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