FRESHMAN OF THE FLEET. [NAVY SERVICE SCHOOL] Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 1] Battleship of Texas class under way - sailors manning deck guns - seamen looking through binoculars, manning anti-aircraft battery - anchor falling into water - cooks in galley - sailors washing deck - crew at muster - engine room crew at work - running up the Jack - aerial view of River Rouge Navy Training School - train pulling into station, sailors with duffel bags getting off, placing bags in pile, standing at attention, marching to barracks - (1/1/41)-car stopping at curb, Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Rear Admiral John Downes, Commander C.P. Cecil, and Commander William E. Miller - commissioning ceremonies of U.S. Navy Service School at River Rouge, Henry Ford speaking - Edsel Ford speaking - flag raising - training program described and scenes demonstrating - sailors leaving barracks, marching to class - views of River Rouge plant, ship at dock, plant yard, cranes - sailors marching through plant yard. [1945]

Collection

Ford Motor Company Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects