General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Moving Images Relating to U.S. Foreign Policy and Foreign Relations. 1911 - 1972. GIRLS BEHIND THE GUNS [ETC.]

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General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Moving Images Relating to U.S. Foreign Policy and Foreign Relations. 1911 - 1972. GIRLS BEHIND THE GUNS [ETC.]

1943?

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Part 1, women employees at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, operate and fire large and small guns and test tanks. Part 2, Chinese air cadets train at an airfield in Arizona. They receive instruction; practice flying, bombing, and strafing; and graduate. Part 3 shows the amphibious attack on Rendova Island. Soldiers advance in the jungle and guns barrage Munda Island. Sailors from sunken ships are rescued. Shows Adm. Halsey. Part 4 shows the friendly relationship between U.S. troops and Britons. Soldiers sightsee, drink, play, etc.

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Halsey, William Frederick, 1882-1959

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William Frederick Halsey Jr. (October 30, 1882 – August 16, 1959) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. He was called "Bill" by his family and friends and nicknamed "Bull" by the press. He is one of four individuals to have attained the rank of fleet admiral of the United States Navy, the others being Ernest King, William Leahy, and Chester W. Nimitz. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Halsey graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1904. He served in the Gr...