SOLDIER - STEVEDORES TRAIN ON QM'S "S.S. DIXIE" [ETC.] Part 1

Description

Part 1, quartermasters practice cargo handling on a dummy ship at Ft. Dixon, N.J. Part 2 demonstrates at Ft. Monmouth, N.J., how messages are prepared and sent by carrier pigeons. Part 3 shows paratroop training at Ft. Benning, Ga. Physical training includes activities on parallel bars and narrow catwalks. Troops practice landing and perform a training jump. Part 4, Latin-American officials watch a demonstration of flamethrowers and hand grenades at Edgewood Arsenal, Md.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Film Bulletins