1944WORLD WAR II
HOW RADIO & COMMUNICATIONS WAS CRITICAL TO WINNING WWII.
FOLLOWS SOLDIER INTO WAR FROM ENROLLMENT TO TRAINING TO THE BATTLEFIELD.
FOLLOWS SOLDIER INTO WAR FROM ENROLLMENT TO TRAINING TO THE BATTLEFIELD.
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TWO BOYS USE RADIO TRANSMITTER. AMATEURS USE HOMEMADE HAM RADIO SET
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HOUSE ROOFTOP WITH RADIO TRANSMISSION CABLES
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AMATEUR RADIO ENTHUSIASTS SIT IN THEIR ROBES LATE AT NIGHT LISTENING TO RADIO TRANSMISSIONS.
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STUDENTS VIEW WWII NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: "US FORCES SMASH NAZI LINES, PLANES ATTACK JAPS IN PACIFIC".
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BOY LOOKS AT MILITARY SIGNAL CORP POSTER
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EXTERIOR WWII NAVY RECRUITING OFFICE. YOUNG MAN WALKS INTO OFFICE TO ENROLL
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NAVAL OFFICER IN UNIFORM WALKS OUT OF OFFICE, SHAKES HANDS WITH YOUNG MAN WANTING TO ENROLL
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CIVILIANS WAIT ON PLATFORM OF TRAIN STATION.
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TRAIN PULLS INTO STATION.
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FAMILIES WISH SONS FAREWLL AT TRAIN STATION AS THEY SHOVE OFF TO WAR. SONS KISS MOTHERS & SISTERS GOODBYE.
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SOLDIERS TRAIN FOR WAR AT MILITARY TRAINING CAMP. SOLDIERS LIFT RIFLES ABOVE THEIR HEADS AT BASIC TRAINING.
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SOLDIERS IN TRAINING PERFORM DRILLS, RUNNING EXCERCISE.
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YOUNG SOLDIER SITS ON COT & WRITES LETTER HOME.
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MAN READS SOLDIER SON'S LETTER TO HIS CO-WORKERS.
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MILITARY MEN IN THE RADIO CORPS WALK FROM CLASS TO CLASS AT MILITARY CAMPUS BARRACKS. UNIFORMED OFFICERS MARCH ACROSS CAMP.
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MILITARY SERVICEMEN LEARN ABOUT RADIO TECHNOLOGY FROM MILITARY INSTRUCTORS IN CLASSROOM OF NAVY COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL.
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MILITARY MEN LEARN TYPING AND CODE TECHNOLOGY.
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NAVY MEN IN UNIFORM MARCH ACROSS MILITARY BASE.
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SOLDIERS IN TRAINING FOR RADIO CORPS PRACTICE ON WALKIE-TALKIE INSTRUMENTATION.
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MAN READS LETTER FROM HIS SON BASIC TRAINING CAMP
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MILITARY OFFICER WALKS INTO CLASSROOM OF RADIO CORPS. STUDENTS REMOVE THEIR TRAINING HEAD SETS TO LISTEN TO INSTRUCTOR.
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HAPPY YOUNG MILITARY MAN HITS HIS FIST ON DESK IN SHOW OF ACHIEVEMENT.
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SOLDIER RUNS ACROSS CAMP TO GET TO HIS BARRACKS.
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EXCITED SOLDIER LIFTS HIS COT TO REMOVE RATING PATCH FROM UNDER HIS MATTRESS: "THE CROW".
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SOLDIER SEWS SERVICE BADGE ON HIS UNIFORM.
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MILITARY SERVICEMEN GRADUATE NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL. SOLDIERS MARCH ON PARADE GROUNDS TO ACCEPT THEIR DIPLOMAS. NAVY MEN STAND AT ATTENTION.
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YOUNG SOLDIER PACKS HIS BED & PREPARES TO LEAVE BARRACKS.
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PEOPLE READ WRITTEN LETTERS AS CALENDARS PAGES TURN. PASSAGE OF TIME.
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UNIFORMED SOLDIERS JUMP INTO ARMY JEEP AT MILITARY BASE. RADIO EQUIPPED MILITARY SCOUT CAR.
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SOLDIERS PREPARE FOR TRANSPORT, TRAINING MANEUVERS.
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MILITARY CARAVAN PREPARES TO LEAVE BARRACKS. MILITARY CONVOY OF MOTORCYCLES, JEEPS AND TRUCKS. MOTORIZED STRIKING FORCE.
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FIELD SOLDIERS MARCH INTO BATTLE. INFANTRY REGIMENT, ARMORED COMMAND CARS MOVE INTO BATTLE. MILITARY JEEP PATROLS DRIVE THROUGH ROUGH FORESTED TERRAIN.
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MILITARY CONVOY ATTACKED BY LOW FLYING AIR BOMBER DURING WWII TRAINING MANEUVERS.
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RADIO CORPS MILITARY MEN COMMUNICATE VIA FIELD RADIO.
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ARMORED MILITARY TANKS ROLL INTO BATTLE ACROSS OPEN FIELD UNDER FIRE.
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SOLDIERS BUNKERED AT OBSERVATION POST SURVEY BATTLEGROUNDS.
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MILITARY GUNNERS FIRE ON ENEMY.
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MILITARY RADIO TECHNICIANS COMMUNICATE DURING BATTLE WITH WALKIE TALKIES.
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FAST MOVING ARMORED TANKS ROLL INTO BATTLE THROUGH HEAVY TERRAIN
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GUNNERS LOAD RIFLES,CANONS.
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS EXPERTS AT MESSAGE CENTER DURING BATTLE.
RADIO TECHNICIANS AT COMMAND CENTER. |
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MILITARY COMMAND REVIEWS BATTLE SITE TERRAIN MAPS.
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BATTLE SOLDIER ON MISSION RUNS INTO FORESTED AREA DURING FIELD BATTLE.
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SOLDIERS ACCESS FIELD RADIOS TO COMMUNICATE DURING BATTLE.
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RECONNAISSANCE PLANE FLIES OVER BATTLEFIELD.
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MILITARY FIGHTER PILOT RADIO COMMUNICATES WITH GROUND TECHNICIAN DURING BATTLE.
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MILITARY RADIO MEN COMMUNICATE BATTLE PLANS TO TROOPS & COMMANDERS
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CU NOTES WRITTEN BY SOLDIER COMMUNICATING RADIO COMMANDS.
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SOLDIERS WORK FROM ISOLATED WOODED AREA TRANSMITTING RADIO SIGNALS
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BATTLE GROUNDS: BOMBS DROPPED, SOLDIERS LOAD CANNONS.
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SILHOUETTE MILITARY DROP PLANE.
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SOLDIERS PREPARE TO PARACHUTE INTO BATTLE. PARATROOPERS DROP FROM AIRPLANE. AIRBORNE SQUADRONS.
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CU FIGHTER PILOT RECEIVES COMMUNICATION
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PARATROOPERS FLOAT FROM THE SKY.
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CU GROUND SOLDIER RADIO COMMUNICATING WITH FIGHTER PILOT.
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WWII FIGHTER PLANE, BOMBER.
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SOLDIERS TRANSMIT RADIO SIGNALS, FIELD COMMUNICATION.
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MILITARY BASE. MILITARY JEEPS ROLL OUT OF CARRIER PLANE ON RUNWAY
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LOCK OFF, GLEAMING CAPITOL HILL BUILDING, WASHINGTON DC
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TWO MILITARY MEN IN OFFICE.
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CAPITOL HILL BUILDING SEEN WITHIN SPHERE BETWEEN CODING DEVICE.
COMMUNICATION OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS. MONTAGE OF RADIO COMMUNICATION EVENTS. |
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MAP OF COASTAL UNITED STATES. STAR BEACON SHINES OVER WASHINGTON DC. ANIMATED RADIO TRANSMIT SIGNAL FANS OUT ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE.
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TROOPS ON TRANSPORT SHIP IN PORT. SOLDIERS BOARD SHIP
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CONVOY OF MILITARY SHIPS AT SEA.
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AERIAL SHIPS IN FORMATION. COORDINATED SHIP MOVEMENT.
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AERIAL VIEW PBY PATROL PLANES FLY OVER WAR SHIP CONVOYS AT SEA.
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RADIO TECHNICIANS ON BOARD CARRIER SHIP AT SEA.
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MILITARY SHIP CONVOY TRAVELS THROUGH ROUGH CHOPPY WATERS.
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SOLDIERS LAY IN THEIR BUNKS AT SEA. CREW BELOW DECK REST IN CRAMPED QUARTERS.
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RADIO COMMUNICATOR PASSES WIRED MESSAGE TO COMMANDER.
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MILITARY SHIP COMMANDERS ON BRIDGE. ORDERS GIVEN.
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NAVAL OFFICER SOUNDS BATTLE HORN. CREW MEMBERS RUSH TO MAN BATTLE STATIONS ABOARD SHIP.
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FLIGHT DECK SOLDIER CHECKS FOR WEATHER & WIND CONDITIONS AS PLANES PREPARE TO TAKE OFF FROM AIR CRAFT CARRIER SHIP AT SEA.
METEOROLOGIST GAGES WIND CONDITIONS. |
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AIREDALE'S TAKE OFF FROM DECK OF CARRIER
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AERIAL VIEW OF WWII PLANES FLYING OVER OCEAN PREPARED FOR BATTLE
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CARRIER GUN BATTERY SWINGS TO AIM AT TARGET.
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AERIAL CARRIER SHIP, GUNNERS FIRE ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE.
GUN FLAK IN AIR. |
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SOLDIERS LOAD WAR SHIPS CANNONS
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SOLDIERS JUMP SHIP. TASK FORCE SOLDIERS PREPARE TO ASSAULT BEACH.
TROOPS PREPARE FOR INVASION. |
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TROOPS STORM BEACH. ARMORED VEHICLES DRIVE ASHORE ON SMALL SHIPS.
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MILITARY RADIO OPERATORS SET UP COMMUNICATION ON BEACH.
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BUNKERED SOLDIERS AIM & FIRE MACHINE GUNS.
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FIGHTER PLANES IN FORMATION.
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PLANES RETURN TO CARRIER SHIP AT SEA. AIRMEN DIRECT PLANES TO LAND ON CARRIER.
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SOLDIERS LAND ON ENEMY SOIL. TROOPS WALK INTO BATTLE. TROOP REINFORCEMENT, AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES.
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155MM RIFLED ARMORED TANK ROLLS THROUGH WOODED AREAS. TANKS FIRE.
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ARTILLERY BARRAGE. TROOPS PREPARE TO FIGHT IN THE JUNGLE. SOLDIERS SHOOT MACHINE GUN RIFLES.
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RADIO COMMUNICATION FROM SHORE.
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SILHOUETTE MILITARY SHIP AT SEA.
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RADIO TECHNICIAN RELAYS MESSAGE TO HIS COMMNADER
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UNITED STATES ARMY SIGNAL CORP RADIO CORP TECHNICIANS COMMUNICATE
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DEFENSE DEPARTMENT FLAGS MILITARY PRESENCE ON WORLD MAP.
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CU SERVICEMAN PINS POSITIONS ON MAP WITH LITTLE AMERICAN FLAGS.
SPECIFICALLY PINS LAND POSITION ABOVE CORAL SEA (BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA MAY 7-8, 1942). |
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SOLDIER ON RADIO DEVICE STANDS BELOW AMERICAN FLAG WAVING IN AIR
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