Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. News of the Day

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. News of the Day

1937-1943

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Summary: Coverage of outstanding news events from 1937 to 1943 including scenes of naval action in the Pacific, the British offensive in Libya, the invasion of North Africa, Battle of Stalingrad, naval action in the Atlantic, troops and sailors training, the rescue of Eddie Rickenbacker, lend lease, the bombing of Genoa, the Hindenburg disaster, and rationing and war productions on the home front. Photographed by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer and Twentieth Century Fox. Reel 1: 1) 7' Medium Close Up (MCU) of commentator John B. Kennedy speaking. 2) 22' SENSATIONAL WAR FILM. BRITISH BLAST ROMMEL, ARMY FLEEING LIBYA, NEWS OF THE DAY. 3) 29' Scenes of USAF B-25 bombing desert supply bases, German General Erwin Rommel fleeing invading forces, German fighter falling in flames and British 8th Army troops advancing through rain and mud at Hell Fire Pass; artillery firing and Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery at the front (Fall of 1942). Also shows infantry advances and wrecked and burning German motorized and mechanized equipment, wrecked German aircraft, many German prisoners, German General Ritter von Thoma, Commander of Afrika Korps under Rommel being taken prisoner and greeted by Montgomery -- swastika comes down and the Union Jack goes up. 4) 295' HE REPORTS TO THE NATION. DONALD NELSON URGES SPEED ON HOME FRONT. NEWS OF THE DAY. 5) 302' Sequences of Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of War Production Board, speaking on the need to speed up war effort. 6) 392' THE WOMAN'S PAGE. 1943 FASHIONS FOR WAR WORKERS. COMMENTARY BY ADELAIDE HAWLEY. NEWS OF THE DAY, CHICAGO. 7) 401' Scenes of clothing styles for women factory workers. 8) 471' NEWS OF THE DAY. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. 9) 473' U.S. Army nurses and Australian Women's Army Corps (WACs) marching through streets of Sydney. 10) 522' WITH THE YANKS ON NEW GUINEA BATTLEFRONT. NEWS OF THE DAY. 11) 529' Scenes of U.S. troops advancing from Kokoda through New Guinea jungles toward Japanese bases of Buna and Gona, U.S. light field gun firing on Japanese positions and Japanese planes from Rabaul scoring direct bomb hit on U.S. supply craft which blows up. Also shows New Guinea natives bringing in U.S. wounded; U.S. cruiser sinking two Japanese destroyers and Japanese prisoners on deck of cruiser. 12) 647' HOMECOMING OF A HERO SHIP. NEWS OF THE DAY. SAN FRANCISCO. 13) 655' Scenes of cruiser, San Francisco, returning through Golden Gate from the Battle of Solomons, sailors waving from deck and Admiral E .J. King presenting Congressional Medal of Honor to the 31-year old commander of the cruiser. 14) 741' NEWS OF THE DAY. NEW YORK. 15) 744' Ten thousand Merchant Marines march at dedication of Merchant Marine Service Training Station in New York. 16) 802' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: NEWS OF THE DAY. METRO-GOLDWYN MAYER RELEASE. 1) 7' MCU of commentator John B. Kennedy, speaking. 2) 22' FIRST FILMS OF RICKENBACKER'S DRAMATIC RESCUE. NEWS OF THE DAY. 3) 28' Medium Long Shot (MLS) Catalina flying boat in air and men aboard rubber life raft at sea. Also shows Captain Eddie Rickenbacker being helped from Catalina flying boat at Navy Base hospital in the Pacific after being rescued from rubber boat with six other men. Also shown is Lt. James Whitacre and Captain Cherry. 4) 173' REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT. LEND LEASE AID SPEEDS VICTORY FOR THE ALLIES. NEWS OF THE DAY. 5) 182' Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Lend Lease administrator, gives seventh report to Congress on lend lease operations for period ending December 11, 1942 and to President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House -- also shows scenes of equipment on dock in Russia. 6) 321' FOUR OF FOUR THOUSAND LOST AS U.S. TRANSPORT HITS MINE. NEWS OF THE DAY. 7) 327' Scenes of the troop transport, President Calvin Coolidge, which was sunk by a mine in the Pacific. Aerial Views (AVs) of rescue boats during rescue operation in oil-streaked sea where transport sank. 8) 399' TREASURY CHIEF HAILS SUCCESS OF BOND DRIVE. A REPORT BY MR. HENRY MORGANTHAU. NEWS OF THE DAY. 9) 405' MCU of Henry J. Morgenthau speaking on the war bond sales program. 10) 469' THE WOMAN'S PAGE. WOMEN TAKE OVER MORE MENS' JOBS. ADELAIDE HAWLEY. 11) 475' NEWS OF THE DAY. WASHINGTON. 12) 479' Series of scenes of women's section crew working on railroad. 13) 533' MACARTHUR SEES YANKS GET TOUCH. NEWS OF THE DAY. AUSTRALIA. 14) 543' Scenes of Gen. Douglas MacArthur watching Yank training in Australian training camp, yanks learning judo and how to disarm enemy, infantry advancing and artillery firing. 15) 611' WAR AND SPORT ON A FLAT TOP IN THE PACIFIC. NEWS OF THE DAY. 16) 618' Shows three-man crew from downed torpedo-bomber who were rescued and transferred from destroyer to aircraft carrier in the Pacific, by means of a breeches buoy. 17) 694' Scenes of crew, protected from sharks by the crafts anti-submarine torpedo net, swimming alongside carrier. 18) 788' UNITED STATES TREASURY WAR SAVING STAFF PRESENTS THIS WEEK'S MINUTEMAN FOR DEFENSE. MADELlNE ROSE, LEMON PACKER, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA. 19) 808' Madeline Rose speaks of the need for vitamin C for war workers and soldiers -- also points out the high content of vitamin C in lemons for a lemon packing plant. 20) 887' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: NEWS OF THE DAY. A METRO-GOLDWYN MAYER RELEASE. 1) 9' MCU of commentator John B. Kennedy, speaking. 2) 24' LATEST FILM, BATTLE OF STALINGRAD. NEWS OF THE DAY. 3) 29' Scenes of the flaming ruins of Stalingrad on the Volga, Russian infantry advancing through ruins, Germen dead and Russian civilian refugees. 4) 144' WITH THE YANKS IN NEW GUINEA. NEWS OF THE DAY. 5) 151' Shows U.S. troops landing on beach near Buna aided by New Guinea natives who carry supplies ashore and troops playing cards on the shore. 6) 233' NEWS OF THE DAY. NEWS FILMS FROM NORTH AFRICA. 7) 239' Scenes of North African invasion convoy at sea, naval and antiaircraft guns firing at night, U.S. flag being taken ashore, street fighting and snipers. 8) 329' MARINE 13, HOME FROM THE WAR EAGER FOR MORE. NEWS OF THE DAY. CHICAGO. 9) 339' Shows George Holly, 13-year old Marine being interviewed -- Holly joined the Marines at the age of twelve. 10) 395' THE SPORTING PAGE. WINTER SPORTS FOR HE-MAN. COMMENTARY BY BILL STERN. NEWS OF THE DAY. CHICAGO. 11) 404' Scenes of Chicago Polar Bear Club members wearing bathing suits, swimming in icy waters of Lake Michigan and playing in the snow and ice. 12) 454' ATTENTION AMERICANS! RICKENBACKER SPEAKS FOR OUR FIGHTING MEN. NEWS OF THE DAY. 13) 463' Scenes of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, after Pacific rescue, debarking from aircraft and being welcomed by Mrs. Rickenbacker and sons, David and William and Major General Henry H. Arnold, Commander of the U.S. Army Air Corp. Also included are scenes of Capt. Rickenbacker reporting to Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson, and making a speech in behalf of greater war production. 14) 577' HOLIDAY GREETING FROM AMERICA'S GLOBAL WAR BATTLEFRONT. U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORP FILM. NEWS OF THE DAY. 15) 584' TO YOU WHO STAY AT HOME, WE THE SOLDIERS OF YOUR COUNTRY AND OURS, SEND THIS CHRISTMANS GREETING: A PRAYER TO VICTORY AND PEACE. 16) 610' Scenes of troops attending Christmas services at New Caledonia, Iceland, Panama, Australia, Alaska and in the desert. 17) 660' Scenes of troops and nurses singing Christmas carols. 18) 748' Total footage in reel. Reel 4: NEWS OF THE DAY. A METRO-GOLDWYN MAYER RELEASE. 1) 9' MCU of commentator John B. Kennedy speaking. 2) 23' THE EPIC OF CARRIER X. FLATTOP WINS ROUND TWO OF TERRIFIC BATTLE. NEWS OF THE DAY. 3) 33' Scenes of U.S. task force and aircraft carrier under Japanese air attack, guns firing, Japanese planes falling in flames and Douglas' Dauntless bombers on deck of carrier. 4) 456' 1942-1943, THE TURN OF THE TIDE. NEWS OF THE DAY. 5) 465' Scenes of British troops and tanks arriving at Bengazi, ships burning in the harbor, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, map of Europe and Africa showing the war front, Russian troops advancing through snow, German dead and German graves in Russia, Josef Stalin speaking, map of the 1943 Russian second winter offensive, General Douglas MacArthur, troops advancing on New Guinea, Japanese prisoners and dead on Guadalcanal and a map of Japan. 6) 755' UNITED NATIONS FACE 1943 CONFIDENT OF THE TRIUMPH OF JUSTICE AND LIBERTY. NEWS OF THE DAY. 7) 766' President Franklin Roosevelt speaking. 8) 792' Scenes of Adolph Hitler speaking and hostages being shot in Europe. 9) 824' Scenes of the Statue of Liberty, United Nations flag flying, pictures of Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin, Chiang Kai-shek and Franklin Roosevelt and the U.S. flag flying. 10) 873' Total footage in reel. Reel 5: NEWS OF THE DAY. SUICIDE OF THE GRAF SPEE. 1) 8' Scenes of a German battleship, Admiral Graf Spee, in Montevideo Harbor, Uruguay, 17 December 1939, after battle with British cruisers Ajax, Achilles, and Exeter; Captain Langsdorf of the Graf Spee goes out in launch, Graf Spee is scuttled, explodes, burns and sinks and crew aboard arrive in Argentina and are interned. 2) 294' NEWS OF THE DAY. UNIQUE FLIGHT BY UNCLE SAM'S BOMBERS. NEWS OF THE DAY, CALIFORNIA. 3) 305' Scenes of U.S. Army Air Corps B-18A in flight over Death Valley -- the lowest point in the U.S., and over the Sierra Nevada range, the highest point in the U.S. 4) 406' NEWS OF THE DAY. FIRST FILMS OF THE HlNDENBURG DISASTER. 5) 413' NEWS OF THE DAY. APPALLING SCENES AS THE GIANT SHIP EXLPLODES ON ARRIVAL AT LAKEHURST, ONE OF THE MOST TRAGIC PICTURES EVER BROUGHT TO THE SCREEN. 6) 429' Pictures of the German zeppelin, Hindenburg, after crossing the ocean, exploding and burning at Lakehurst, New Jersey on 6 May 1937. 7) 710' Total footage in reel. Reel 6: NEWS OF THE DAY. A METRO-GOLYWYN MAYER RELEASE.1) 8' MCU of commentator John B. Kennedy speaking. 2) 24' GENOA BLITZED IN NIGHT RAID BY Royal Air Force. NEWS OF THE DAY. 3) 30' Scenes of British Lancaster Stirling and Halifax bombers taking off at night, map of Italy, aircraft in flight, and AVs of flares and bombs exploding on Genoa at night. 4) 175' BAD NEWS FOR THE JAPANESE. NEWS OF THE DAY. SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. 5) 185' Scenes of P-38s being unloaded on dock at Australian port and assembled at airdromes in northern Australia and P-38 taking off. 6) 264' MORE RATIONING TO HELP WIN THE WAR. NEWS OF THE DAY. 7) 270' Scenes of office of War Information head, Elmer Davis and Food Rationing Director, Claud F. Wickard, speaking to the public about a plan to ration canned food by the point system, war ration book number two and activities inside ration board. 8) 400' NEWS FROM SOUTH AMERICA. NEWS OF THE DAY. LIMA, PERU. 9) 410' Scenes of President Manuel Prado in reviewing parade with tanks and jeeps -- President Prado is celebrating an anniversary. 10) 448' SANTIAGO, CHILE. NEWS OF THE DAY. 11) 452' Scenes of International Exposition in Santiago, Chile, Chilian president officially opening the Carnival of Commerce. 12) 482' ROOSEVELT'S MSSSAGE OF CHEER. NEWS OF THE DAY. 13) 490' Scenes of President Roosevelt giving Christmas message from White House. 14) 592' FRENCH LEGION JOINS OUR SIDE IN NORTH AFRICA. NEWS OF THE DAY. 15) 599' Scenes of Moroccan, Algerian and Singhalese troops in North Africa, French Colonial Army joining the U.S. forces to fight the Axis, French Gen. Auguste Nogues and Brig. Gen. J. H. Doolittle and Lt. Gen. D. D. Eisenhower presenting third star to Lt. Gen. Mark Clark. 16) 745' Total footage in reels. Reel 7: 20TH CENTURY FOX PRESENTS MOVIETONE NEWS. PRODUCED BY EDMUND REEKS, COMMENTARY BY LOWELL THOMAS. 1) 36' THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS COME TO U.S. AND LAUNCH FIVE SHIPS. PHOTOGRAPHED BY EMILE MONTEMURRO, DESCRIBED BY LOWELL THOMAS. 2) 45' Scenes of the Dionne quintuplets participating in the christening and launching of five ships, and singing. 3) 125' SOUTH PACIFIC STRATEGY. MOVIETONE NEWS. Shows Admiral William Halsey and Gen. Douglas MacArthur. 4) 154' ON THE SPOT ACTION FIlM AS U.S. SUB SINKS JAPANESE BOAT. PREPARED BY JACK HANEY, DESCRIBED BY LOWELL THOMAS. MOVIETONE NEWS. 5) 165' Scenes of U.S. sub sinking Japanese boat in the Pacific. 6) 200' NAVAL ROOKIES TRAIN IN GIANT NEW STATION. MOVIETONE NEWS. 7) 210' Scenes of U.S. blue jackets training in new Naval Training Station. 8) 276' EISENHOWER VISITS BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN FIEET. MOVIETONE NEWS. 9) 290' Lt. Gen. Eisenhower and British Adm. Cunningham inspecting British battleship. 10) 325' ARMY HELICOPTER TO HUNT U-BOATS FROM SHIP'S DECK. PREPARED BY JACK HANEY, DESCRIBED BY ED THORGENSEN. MOVIETONE NEWS. 11) 333' Sikorsky YR-4 helicopter landing on deck of moving tanker and taking off for submarine search. 12) 395' WAR AT SEA. COAST GUARD CUTTER SINKS NAZI U-BOAT. PREPARED BY JACK HANEY, DESCRIBED BY LOWELL THOMAS. MOVIETONE NEWS. 13) 406' Scenes of convoy at sea, Coast Guard cutter, Spencer, picking up surviviors from torpedo ship and dropping depth charges which force the U-boat to surface, and scene of boat sinking. 14) 501' LEND LEASE SHIPS TO GREECE. MOVIETONE NEWS. 15) 508' President Roosevelt presenting the Crowell Crest to the Hellenic Navy at Washington Navy Yards, and the Greek ambassador responding -- Greek sailors board boat. 16) 589' Total footage in reel.

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