Naval Training, 1918

Stepping back in time 100 years ago.

Series: Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936

Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

Production Date: 1936

Scope and Content: Reel 1, recruits detrain at Great Lakes Naval Station, bathe, eat, listen to the station band, pass in review, and do calisthenics. Reel 2, recruits exercise and stage boxing matches. Sailors leave landing craft and wade ashore at Key West, Fla. Hydroplanes take off. A submarine surfaces. Marines practice bayonet tactics, do calisthenics, throw grenades, take weapons apart while blindfolded, and practice trench warfare tactics.

Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM)
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National Archives Identifier: 24812
Local Identifier: 111-H-1309

@ col mikel COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Wayne Brandon LTC (Join to see) @ maj william Maj William W. 'Bill' Price @ capt tom Capt Tom Brown Maj Marty Hogan SSG David Andrews SSG Robert Webster SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth @ sgt jim SGT Jim Arnold Sgt Randy Wilber SP5 Mark Kuzinski CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO1 Tony Holland PO3 Michael James Alan K. Cynthia Croft PO3 Tom Howard