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See what it took on the homefront to win the war abroad in this latest installment in "Tracing World War II," from the National Archives holdings. In part 1, Marines train in the U.S. and set up an operations post in the Pacific. Shows Adm. Byrd. In part 2, women make dirigibles; a pipe line is laid from Texas to Illinois; ships are launched in Maine; children camp in New Jersey. In part 3, Philippine soldiers train in California. In part 4, the "Flying Tigers" in China become part of the Army Air Forces. Wings and insignias are presented to the airmen. The film shows Gen. Chennault.

Hollywood joins the war effort in this installment of "Tracing World War II," from the holdings of the National Archives. Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable, Joe Louis and others show off their new military uniforms while the Royal Air Force takes on Germany from the air. SUMMARY Part 1 shows celebrities in military service (Jackie Coogan, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Clark Gable, Joe Louis, Assoc. Justice Frank Murphy, Tyrone Power, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., James Roosevelt, and James Stewart) and film entertainers on war bond tours (including James Cagney, Ronald Colman, Bing Crosby, Irene Dunne, Greer Garson, and Heddy Lamar). It shows scenes of Hollywood and Washington, D.C. In part 2, antiaircraft guns are manufactured. In part 3, the Royal Air Force (RAF) bombs France and Germany.

The Women's Army Corps enter full swing in this United News reel from 1942. Also featured is V-mail; Midshipmen graduating from Annapolis, Maryland; and the burning of a Japanese cruiser in the Pacific. In part 1, equipment and supplies are unloaded. In part 2, Navy nurses model summer uniforms. Women join the Womens Army Corps (WAC); shows the WAC Col. Oveta C. Hobby. Women dispatch carriers ride motorcycles. Part 3 shows a track meet at Madison Square Garden. Part 4 shows how V-mail is handled. In part 5, a Japanese cruiser burns during a naval fight near Midway. Adm. Nimitz presents decorations. Bombers are manufactured. Midshipmen graduate and parade at Annapolis. U.S. Rushes New Bases in Pacific, 1942

This World War II footage follows reinforcements landing on Attu Island and "Flying Tigers" preparing for combat missions in the Pacific, as large crowds pray for the troops in Chicago. As paratroopers make a practice jump on Panama, Brazilian president Vargas reviews the military and winter settles on New York City with an ice sculpture in Rockefeller Center. Troops aboard transport ships cross the equator and prepare for war. In part 1, U.S. reinforcements land on Attu Island. It shows "Flying Tigers preparing for a mission. In part 2, a large crowd prays for the armed forces at Soldiers Field, Chicago. In part 3, paratroops make a practice jump over the jungles of Panama. Part 4 shows an ice carnival in Rockefeller Center, New York City. In part 5, troops board transport ships. It shows ceremonies as a ship crosses the equator and gunnery practice. In part 6, President Vargas reviews a military parade in Rio de Janeiro. U.S. troops honor Brazil in a Washington, D.C. parade.

From President Roosevelt in Washington, DC, to President Camacho in Mexico City, Mexico, this film shows the wheels of the war machine turning as West Point officers prepare for war and the citizens of Houston, Texas enlist in the Navy in retribution for the sinking of the Houston cruiser. In part 1, General Marshall awards diplomas to and reviews graduates. Part 2 shows scenes of "Flying Tigers" in China. The film also shows Gen. Chennault. In part 3, men of Houston, Texas, enlist in the Navy in retribution of the sinking of the cruiser Houston. It shows the Houston. In part 4, citizens of Mexico City urge President Camacho to enter the war. He addresses the Chamber of Deputies and war is declared. In part 5, a British convoy carries tanks to Russia. Part 6 shows Generals Ralph Royce and George Brett on flying missions in the Pacific. In part 7, President Roosevelt reviews a military parade in Washington, D.C.

In this United News Reel from 1942, Winston Churchill and FDR review airborne troops; the Red Cross provides refugee assistance; a Navy family of 8 pose on a cruiser, assembly lines are profiled; and exiled Yugoslav royalty find a home in the United States. (ARC 38910) Part 1, President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet at the White House and then view a mass parachute drop. Part 2, the Red Cross provides food as refugee children debark in New York City. Part 3, seven brothers and their father (all Navy men) pose on a cruiser. Part 4, Air Force gunners assemble and disassemble guns. Shows simulated aerial combat. Part 5, President Roosevelt and his cabinet greet King Peter of Yugoslavia at the White House. Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Juliana meet in Canada. Part 6, tanks roll off an assembly line, are loaded on trains and planes, and advance in combat.

Part 1, U.S. bombers take off and land at an Australian air base. Shows Gen. Ralph Royce. Part 2, Mrs. Roosevelt attends a ceremony honoring nurses who served in the Pacific. Shows women operating a lumber mill, testing tanks, and making guns. Part 3, iron ore is dug, loaded on trains and freighters, and delivered to various steel mills. Part 4, Don Budge beats Bobby Riggs at Forest Hills, Long Island for the National Professional tennis championship. Part 5, shows a test flight of the Navy flying boat Mars. Part 6, Canadian submarine chasers drop depth charges.

Part 1, Molotov boards a plane at the Washington, D.C. airport. Shows Sec. of State Hull. Part 2, Sec. Hull and Ambassador Litvinov sign a lend-lease agreement. Part 3, Grand Coulee dam is opened. Part 4, President and Mrs. Roosevelt greet King George II of Greece at the White House. Part 5, women war workers leave their children in nursery schools. Shows scenes at the schools and in industry. Part 6, U.S. bombers are ferried to Canada. Part 7, shows tin cans saved in scrap metal drives. Includes shots of aluminum being processed. Part 8, allied troops parade in New York City.

Allied troops fresh from the war front receive a ticker tape parade while motorcycle dispatch riders take their final tests before deploying overseas. The American military builds itself up with Soldiers and equipment for a world war, while pilots already deployed take on the Japanese Empire. (ARC 38907) Part 1, allied troops receive a ticker-tape parade. Part 2, army motorcycle dispatch riders take their final cross-country test. Part 3, Henry Ford and Donald Nelson inspect bomber and tank plants. Part 4, victory ships are constructed and launched. Mayor La Guardia presents awards to wounded merchant seamen. Part 5, Gen. Hugh Drum and Adm. Andrews attend an Army-Navy benefit horse race at Belmont Park. Part 6, South American military experts view U.S. land and air forces. Part 7, U.S. soldiers and nurses arrive at Australia. Planes and antiaircraft guns battle Japanese planes.

Scenes aboard USA UH-1D showing gunners with M-60 machine guns at doors; redeployment of USA troops from rice paddies to rice paddies; troops aboard helicopter; evacuation of wounded Vietnamese civilians to aid station; and pilot and copilot at controls. 2) AV's of rice paddies, villages, tent city, engine storage area, and smoke grenades burning in landing zone; USA UH-1D's in flight, landing, and taking off from rice paddies; firing passes at huts; and formation of ten USA UH-1D's in flight as seen from USA UH-1D. 3) Wounded Vietnamese civilians being loaded aboard USA UH-1D, being removed from a helicopter at aid station, ammunition crates being loaded aboard the helicopter, and USA UH-1D's parked on elevated ground in paddies. 4) MS of USA UH-1D rotor hub starting.

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