Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. SERVICE ACTIVITIES

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. SERVICE ACTIVITIES

1941-1942

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/35729

Unedited footage. Reel 1 (Hearst Metrotone News), baseball player Hank Greenberg detrains at Camp Custer, Mich., receives and dons Army clothing, and salutes. Reel 2 (Movietone News), soldiers present a stage show at the Chicago Service Mens' Center: shows a band concert, a sword swallower, song and dance teams, and comedians. Reel 3 (Paramount News), soldiers at Fort Dix, N.J., wait for buses, match pennies, and eat bread. Reel 4 (Hearst Metrotone News), Sec. of War Stimson addresses U.S. soldiers in a radio speech. Reel 5 (Hearst Metrotone News), boxer Joe Louis inspects artillery at Camp Grant, Ill., boxes in an exhibition match, and talks with soldiers. Reel 6 (Movietone News), soldiers arrive at the Chicago Service Mens Center, are enrolled, have buttons sewed on uniforms, attend a dance, play ping pong, and eat. Reel 7 (Pathe News), in Honolulu Gen. Garrett presents Purple Hearts to soldiers wounded at Pearl Harbor. Gen. Hale decorates troops at Hickam Field, Hawaii. Troops parade. Part 8 (Movietone News), Gen. Davidson decorates and reviews troops at Wheeler Field, Hawaii.

eng, Latn

National Archives at College Park

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6444575

National Archives at College Park

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Greenberg, Hank, 1911-1986

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kt7gzc (person)

Henry Benjamin Greenberg (born Hyman Greenberg; January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", or "The Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Detroit Tigers as a first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and a two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award winner, he was one of the premier power hitters of his generation and is wid...

Davidson, Howard Calhoun, 1894-1984

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w74hhr (person)

Air Force officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Howard Calhoun Davidson : oral history, 1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513084 ...

Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65q4xdp (person)

Henry Lewis Stimson, the politician, was one of Eleanor Stimson Brooks's cousins. He took an interest in the family and had given her support throughout Van Wyck's struggles with depression (1926-1930). From the description of Correspondence to Charles Van Wyck Brooks, 1930-1945. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191821881 Stimson served as U.S. Secretary of war (1911-1913, 1940-1945), was governor general of the Philippine Islands (1927-1929) and U.S...