Records of the Army Air Forces. 1902 - 1964. Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Subjects" Program Series. 1939 - 1945. WAC ANNIVERSARY

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Records of the Army Air Forces. 1902 - 1964. Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Subjects" Program Series. 1939 - 1945. WAC ANNIVERSARY

1944

Summary: Reel 1: silent. Gen Doolittle reviews sqdns of WACs, WACs parading, standing retreat. 1) MS squadron of WACs marching. 2) Dolly shot backwards as WACs marchj toward camera, camera pans to right as WACs march into open field. 3) MS squadron of WACs standing at parade rest, squadron salutes. 4) Dolly shot from R to L of squadron as it salutes. 5) Dolly shot past band while it is playing. 6) LS squadron standing parade formation. 7) CU band playing. 8) MCU three officers and two WACs at rear of squadron standing parade formation. 9) CU three officers walking towards camera, they are, namely: Gen J.H. Doolittle, Capt Thomas Barrineau and Lt Col L.C. Moris, officers walk up to review stand. 10) MS Gen Doolittle addresses WACs. 11) MLS the band marching (US 30th Infantry) leader is CWO Millard P. Bert. 12) CU band and WAC squadron march in front of review stand. 13) MS Gen Doolittle, Capt Barrineau and Lt Col Norris, Lt Alepha Winn, Maj Francis Cormick. The personalities listed on caption sheet as leading the platoon are Capt Dorothy Swart, Capt Mary E. Dixon, Lt Margaret A. Redelings, and Lt Alice M. Holm. Camera pans with Doolittle, Barrineau and Norris as they walk towards barracks-type building over to staff car, staff car drives away. Quality: Good. Reel 2: sound. 1) MCU officers, mainly Gen Doolittle, Capt Barrineau. and Col Norris as they walk on review stand at attention during review salute. Camera pans with the three officers as they walk down from review stand, walk over to WAC squadron which is standing at attention. 2) MS FV of three officers walking, toward camera onto review stand. 3) Gen Doolittle walks over to mike and addresses the WAC Squadron. 4) CU three officers on review stand saluting. 5) CU WAC squadron as they march in review. 6) Band marches in review. 7) MS Gen Doolittle, and Col Norris, Lt Winn and Maj Cormick conversing. 8) MCU Gen Doolittle, Lt Winn and Maj Cormick. Quality: Good. Reel 3: silent. 1) MS WAC marching in review. 2) MS three officers marching toward WAC squadron. 3) MS three officers get into staff car, group of military men walk before camera blocking view. 4) MS WAC Squadron marching in review as seen from right side of review stand. 5) CU Doolittle, Barrineau, Norris, Winn, and Cormick. 6) CU Gen Doolittle talking to three of the WACs. 7) MS American Flag is lowered. 8) MS and CU folding of the American flag. 9) MS WACs marching in review. 10) MS crowd obvserving ceremony. 11) MS crowd observing ceremonny, officers and WACs are saluting. 12) MS as three officers walk over toward WAC squadron. 13) MS three officers walking toward camera, in bg WAC squadron. 14) CU RV of the three officers standing review, in bg WAC squadron marching.

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Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993

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James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his daring raids on Japan during World War II. He also made early coast-to-coast flights, won many flying races, and helped develop instrument flying. Born in Alameda, California, Doolittle studied as an undergraduate at University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1922. He also earned a doctorate in aero...