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America fully mobilized in World War II

Opening slate announces 11 million Americans to bear arms (in World War 2.). U.S. Army Chief of Staff, General George S. Marshall conversing with Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Ernest King. Next, Admiral King is seen standing with Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces, Lieutenant General Henry H. (Hap) Arnold, and Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the President of the United States. Scene shifts to a graduating class of cadets from the United States Military Academy, at West Point. They are seen receiving their diplomas. West Point cadets are also seen cheering at an athletic event and in several views of them marching in formations on different occasions. Views of cadets from the U.S. Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Maryland, on parade and at a graduation ceremony in Dahlgren Hall, where each receives a diploma and they toss their hats into the air at the end of the ceremony. Next, ordinary citizen soldiers (mostly draftees) are seen marching in formation They participate in calisthenics en masse. Heavyweight boxing champion, Gene Tunney, is seen leading an exercise session. Soldiers run over an obstacle. Next cadets are seen on parade in the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, at Kings Point, New York. Some cadets are seen practicing escape from a burning vessel at sea. U.S. soldiers engage in field training that includes live weapons fire above their heads as they crawl under barbed wire on a training course. View of soldier firing a Browning M1917 water-cooled machine gun near the trainees. Another is firing a Browning M1919 air-cooled machine gun.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051749
A captain wears a heavy flying jacket and a helmet before climbing into the cockpit of a Nieuport fighter aircraft in the U.S.

Evolution of United States Air Force uniforms in the United States. A captain in a 1917 uniform wears a heavy flying jacket and a helmet. The captain climbs into the cockpit of a French Nieuport fighter aircraft.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1957, April
Duration: 2 min 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068575
A pilot does a preflight checking of a Nieuport aircraft and the aircraft makes low passes over a runway in the U.S.

Evolution of United States Air Force uniforms in the United States. A pilot in a 1917 uniform walks up to a French Nieuport fighter aircraft. He checks the propellers and the engine of the aircraft. The aircraft taxis. The aircraft makes low passes over a runway.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1957, April
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068579
A captain puts on his flying gear and helmet and conducts a preflight check of a Nieuport fighter aircraft in the U.S.

Evolution of United States Air Force uniforms in the United States. A captain wearing a 1917 pilot's uniform approaches a French Nieuport fighter aircraft. He does a preflight checking of the aircraft. He takes off his officer's hat and puts on a helmet. He gets into the front cockpit of the aircraft.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1957, April
Duration: 2 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068584
Secretary of War Newton D Baker works on a Man Power Bill for World War I in Washington DC

WWI draft and mobilization activities in 1917-1918. United States Secretary of War, Newton D Baker at his office in Washington DC, United States. He works on a Man Power Bill to make military registration compulsory for previously registered men between the ages of 18 and 45.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1918
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048797
Montage of scenes depicting America in World War I, from 1917 to 1919.

U.S. President Thomas Woodrow Wilson signs the declaration of war during World War I. U.S. ships sink after torpedo attacks. United States troops aboard a troop carrier ship bound tor France. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt. U.S. troops disembarking on docks in France. Navy ships being built in U.S. shipyard. Allied troops attack across no man's land. Allied rail gun firing. U.S.Soldiers fire howitzers. Smoke pours out of Allied biplane aircraft after being shot down. German troops fighting in trenches. A horse falls into a trench after being shot. Tanks in action. Tanks advance and fire. German machine gunners. German prisoners walk in a line. American troops in France celebrate the end of hostilities with the Armistice on the 11th hour of 11th day of 11th month, 1918. The American flag flies on a pole as a symbol of victory. Huge crowds of Americans celebrate in Manhattan, New York city, waving newspapers with headlines announcing German surrender. In 1919, President Wilson and General John (Black Jack) Pershing review victorious American troops marching in Chaumont, France (Pershing's headquarters). Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy with Secretary of the Navy, Daniels, in France. U.S. troops board transport ships to return home after war. Returning U.S. Armies hold a victory parade in Manhattan, New York City, where they parade through a temporary Victory Arch constructed expressly for the purpose in Madison Square. Hydrogen balloons decorate the Arch. New York City mounted police monitor the crowds.

Location: France
Date: 1917
Duration: 4 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044334
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