U.S. Army officers receive training in the United States during World War 1. Soldiers march and parade in formation in double time step. They hold rifles. Trees in the background. The soldiers stand at attention in formation and then perform regimental drills. Color guards and non-commissioned officers stand in front of them. Buildings of training facility in the background.
U.S. sailors at a rifle range in the United States. Target boards in the foreground. They shoot, keep score and watch the target. A target board is lowered and raised. The sailors shoot at the target board. Row of targets being raised and lowered. Smoke from chimneys in the background.
U.S. sailors at a firing range in the United States. Men examine a large piece of metal with holes in it. A sign on the piece reads: '5 inches Nickel Steel Armor Plate'. A seaman looks at a large shell. A seaman sticks his head through the hole in the metal plate. The sailors look at another metal plate with shell holes. A sign on the plate reads: 'Krupp Armor plate'.
U.S. sailors work in the United States. Boys seated on a floor. They scrub clothes. Some rinse and wring them over basins.
A film in the United States about achievements and role of African American soldiers during World War II. A dramatization depicts an African American priest at a church as he addresses people about the contribution of African Americans in every branch of army like quartermaster corps, infantry. A woman gets up and says that her son is serving in the infantry. She reads out a letter from her son Robert. Army recruits at a railroad station. Elevated view of men walking in organized lines in the train station. Robert bids goodbye to his mother. A train arrives at an army training camp with snow on the ground and icicles hanging from the train station. Recruits being addressed by an officer. Robert being interviewed about his past life. An officer teaches the recruits the correct manner of saluting. The recruits remove civilian clothing and put on military uniforms. They undergo physical examination by U.S. Army medical staff. They board a train and leave for a replacement center. The recruits arrive at a camp and get off trucks onto snow covered ground. In a barracks area, they learn to make their beds and march. The recruits march across training grounds. Ill soldiers and recruits at a hospital as doctors examine them. The recruits undergo a dental check up. They learn to fire rifles at rifle ranges. The recruits play football, baseball, boxing and ping pong. They listen to poetry. African American women WACs ( Women's Army Corps) march at a training academy. They drive jeeps over a rough terrain. A recruit polishes his shoe. The African American recruits dance with girls at a dance ball. They perform exercises during a drill.
Sea going specializations in the U.S. Navy. U.S. Navy planes in flight. Naval aviator fly planes. Naval officer dons a helmet. A woman looks at a navy wing on navy commissioned officer's uniform. Aircraft lands aboard an aircraft carrier underway at sea.
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