Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. (INFANTRY TRAINING.)

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. (INFANTRY TRAINING.)

1941

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Unedited footage. Reel 1 (Movietone News), 36th Div. troops parade, do the manual of arms, and demonstrate skirmish formations at Camp Bowie, Tex. Reel 2 (Hearst Metrotone News), Sec. of War Knox, Gens. Drum and Powell, and Adm. Watson review the 78th Div. at Fort Dix, N.J. Reel 3 (Universal Newsreel), the 3rd Div. demonstrates massed calisthenics, runs through obstacle courses, and passes in review at Fort Lewis, Wash. Reel 4 (Universal Newsreel), the 31st Div. fights a sham battle as troops occupy a "town" constructed at Camp Blanding, Fla. Smoke grenades are thrown and barbed wire cut as troops advance down the main street.

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Knox, Frank, 1874-1944

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William Franklin "Frank" Knox (January 1, 1874 – April 28, 1944) was an American politician, newspaper editor and publisher. He was also the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II. On December 7, 1941, Knox flanked by his assistant John O’Keefe walked into Roosevelt's White House study at approximately 1:30 p.m. EST announcing that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. Knox was mentioned by name in Adolf Hitler...

Powell, William Dan, 1893-1943

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William Dan Powell (b. Nov. 11, 1893, Kansas City, Missouri-d. Oct. 6, 1943, China), Brigadier General in the U.S. Army, graduated from college in 1916 and was commissioned in the infantry the following year. He served in France during World War I and with occupation forces in Germany from 1919 to 1922. Later he was professor of military science and tactics at the University of South Dakota and served with the 31st Infantry in the Philippines. He was assigned to the China-Burma-India Theater of ...

Drum, Hugh Aloysius, 1879-1951

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Hugh Aloysius Drum (1879-1951) was born at Fort Brady, Michigan. He commissioned from the ranks in the infantry in 1898. He graduated from the Army Staff College in 1912. During World War I, he served as deputy chief of staff, then chief of staff of First Army, temporarily holding the rank of brigadier general in 1918. The Army promoted him again to brigadier general in December 1922. Between 1930 and 1931, he was inspector general of the Army. He made major general in December 1931. He commande...