1917-1968NEWSREELS
This reel is part of one of our Specialty Collections. Online viewing or downloads of low-res versions for offline viewing will be available for only more day, though. Online viewing or downloads of low-res versions for offline viewing has now expired, though, and cannot be viewed online. "Pro" account holders can download a low-res version for offline viewing.
Sign up for a "Pro" account to download this footage.
This reel is currently not available for online viewing.
Sorry, this video is temporarily unavailable for online viewing or download. Please try again later.
Restricted Material
Access to this reel with audio is restricted. It will be available for only more day.
Access to this reel with audio has expired.
| 00:02:02 33 |
"THE SENIOR SOLDIER"
STORY OF THE SOLDIER THAT WEARS STRIPES ON HIS SLEEVE, "BACKBONE OF THE ARMY". THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER, N. C. O. NCO |
| 00:02:07 38 |
MONTAGE- BATTLEFIELD SCENES OF WWI. VINTAGE VEHICLES HAVE TROUBLE GOING THROUGH MUDDY ROADS.
LS- ARMY TRUCKS ROLL DOWN STREET WITH OVERHEAD BANNERS AND AMERICAN FLAGS IN EUROPE. |
| 00:02:34 65 |
LS- BI WARPLANE TAXIS ON ROUGH DIRT RUNWAY BEFORE TAKING OFF. MONTAGE- ARTILLERY BARRAGES HEAVY TRAFFIC OF SOLDIERS BOTH WAYS IN A FRENCH VILLAGE. MS- TROOPS GO "OVER THE TOP".
|
| 00:03:02 93 |
MONTAGE- WWII AND VIETNAM WAR SCENES
|
| 00:03:57 148 |
TITLE: "THE SENIOR SOLDIER" MS- ARMY BAND PASSES IN REVIEW
|
| 00:05:10 221 |
CU- DRILL SERGEANT WITH HIS CAMPAIGN HAT BARKS ORDERS AS HE MARCHES.
|
| 00:05:32 243 |
MONTAGE- A SERGEANT GIVES ADVICE TO A GI FROM HIS DESK, A BLACK SERGEANT ADVISES A GI ON THE RIFLE RANGE, ANOTHER CHECKS MANIFEST IN A STORAGE YARD.
|
| 00:06:09 280 |
MS- SERGEANT WEARING EARPHONES AT COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL PANEL AS HE RECEIVES AND SENDS MESSAGES.
SERGEANT REPAIRS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT IN SHOP |
| 00:06:46 317 |
MS- SERGEANTS SIT AT BRIEFING BY OFFICERS.
|
| 00:06:58 329 |
AERIAL- U. S. 7TH ARMY NON-COMMISSIONED ACADEMY IN BAD TOLZ, GERMANY. LS- N. C. O.'S DRILL ON THE PARADE GROUNDS OF ACADEMY. CU- INSTRUCTOR BARKS ORDERS
|
| 00:08:40 431 |
LS- STUDENT LEADS A CLASS IN CALISTHENICS UNDER THE EYE OF AN INSTRUCTOR.
|
| 00:09:10 461 |
INSTRUCTOR MAKES DRAMATIC HAND GESTURES TO A FULL CLASSROOM OF N. C. O.'S.
|
| 00:09:50 501 |
MS- USING A STUDENT AS AN ENEMY PRISONER THE INSTRUCTOR SHOWS THE CLASS THE PROPER WAY TO SEARCH AND COVER HIM WITH HIS RIFLE.
|
| 00:10:38 549 |
MS- COMPASS AND MAP READING BY N. C. O.'S IN THE FIELD.
|
| 00:12:14 645 |
MS- "LEADERS ACADEMY", SIGN. WHERE N. C. O. IS TAUGHT TO BE AN INSTRUCTOR AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY
|
| 00:13:21 712 |
MS- BLACK AND WHITE STUDENTS SIT AND DISMANTLE WEAPONS AT A BENCH.
|
| 00:15:20 831 |
MS- IN HAND TO HAND COMBAT TRAINING, INSTRUCTOR GRABS STUDENT UNDER CHIN WITH ONE HAND AND BEHIND NECK WITH THE OTHER, FORCING HIM TO GROUND HE THEN PLACES HIS HEEL OF HIS BOOT UNDER STUDENT'S CHIN.
|
| 00:16:10 881 |
MS- CLASSROOM OF STUDENTS LISTEN ATTENTIVELY AS INSTRUCTOR SHOWS THEM THE PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP ON A VISUAL AIDE.
|
| 00:16:38 909 |
MS- CAMPAIGN HATS ARE PILED HIGH ON A TABLE ON GRADUATION DAY WHERE EACH MAN IS GIVEN ONE ALONG WITH HIS DIPLOMA. THE GRADUATE PLACES THE HAT ON HIS HEAD AS HE RECEIVES IT.
|
| 00:17:25 956 |
MS- PAN OF SMILING FACES OF RECRUITS AS THEY LISTEN TO THEIR DRILL SERGEANT.
|
| 00:18:20 1011 |
MONTAGE- DRILL SERGEANTS INSPECTING HIS MEN AND PUTTING THEM THROUGH DRILLS, FIRE RIFLES. N. C. O.
ALSO INSTRUCTS IN OTHER AREAS FROM THE OPERATION OF COMPUTERS TO SUPPLY AND LOGISTICAL PROBLEMS. |
| 00:20:08 1119 |
CU- HIGHEST N. C. O. RATING IS SERGEANT MAJOR.
STRIPE ON SLEEVE SHOWS THE RANK AS HE SPEAKS WITH HIS COLONEL. HE IS COMMANDER'S RIGHT HAND MAN. |
| 00:21:03 1174 |
MS- SERGEANT MAJOR VISITS HIS MEN ON THE FIELD AND REPORTS TO HIS COMMANDER. HE IS THE COMMANDER'S EYES AND EARS ON THE FIELD.
|
| 00:22:34 1265 |
MS- SERGEANT MAJOR VISITS A GI AT HIS GUARD POST.
|
| 00:23:21 1312 |
CU- WILLIAM O. WOOLRICH, 1ST SERGEANT MAJOR WHO WAS APPOINTED TO HIGHEST N. C. O. POSITION, SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE ARMY, WHOSE JOB IS ADVISOR AND CONSULTANT TO THE ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF. HE IS SEEN WITH THE MEN IN THE FIELD.
|
| 00:23:44 1335 |
MS- WOOLDRICH OBSERVES MEN IN TRAINING AND AT CHOW TALKING TO ENLISTED PERSONNEL AND SEEKING OUT THEIR PROBLEMS. HE HAS OFFICE IN PENTAGON.
|
| 00:25:05 1416 |
MS- A SQUAD LEADER BRIEFS HIS MEN ON A MISSION IN THICK WOODSON VIETNAM. MONTAGE- SQUAD LEADER LEADS HIS MEN THROUGH THE THICK JUNGLE AND INTO A FIRE FIGHT WITH THE ENEMY.
|
| 00:28:04 1595 |
CU- A PURPLE HEART IS PLACED ON CHEST OF N. C. O.
BY OFFICER. |
Jump to this point
