1944 U.S ARMY-NAVY SCREEN MAGAZINE WWII ARMY NAVY FOOTBALL GAME G.I. BILL 66604

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This 1944 film is the combination of two Army sponsored short film segments titled “G.I. Bill of Rights” and “The Army Navy Game of 1944” respectively. The former was produced by the Army Information Branch, Army Pictorial Service, Air Forces Navy Department in cooperation with all United Nations to enumerate the historical context, importance, benefits, and implementation of the G.I. Bill of Rights for veterans returning from WWII while the latter was produced as part of a Army Navy Screen Magazine special to celebrate the historic football rivalry between Army and Navy. Opening credits for “G.I. Bill of Rights” (0:07). Animation of the United States Capitol Building (0:10). Drowning and smoking warship (0:15). American troops returning home from France after WWI in 1918 (0:24). Parade down Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue celebrating the “doughboys” return from Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood (0:29). Battleships at sea during WWI (1:19). Soldier being transported on stretcher on beach in Italy (1:25). Footage of GIs fighting in Saipan (1:35). Shot of the United States Capitol Building in Washington D.C. (1:51). Washington Monument Reflecting Pool (1:53). Lincoln Memorial building (1:57). Footage of Congress in session to discuss the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (the ) (2:03). Close-up of the G.I. Bill of Rights (2:09). Veterans Administration building in Washington where General Frank T. Hines is in charge (2:16). Fictional story arc of Corporal Vic Jones to illustrate the implementation of the G.I. Bill (2:20-4:04). Exterior of an office of the War Manpower Commission of the United States Employment Service who helped discharged soldiers find new or better employment (4:04). Unemployment insurance (4:30). Local veterans administration office helping discharged soldier return to school and complete his education (5:08). Entrance to New York University and how the G.I. Bill aids with education expenses (5:42-6:45). G.I. Bill and home loans access (6:47). Summary of G.I. Bill benefits (7:42). Opening credits for Army Navy Screen Magazine special “The Army Navy Game of 1944” (8:10). Soldiers marching in formation (8:25). Marching band in football stadium during the Army Navy Game (8:34). Cadettes running into the stadium at West Point (8:44). Navy cadets from the Naval Academy in Annapolis enter the stadium (8:57). Announcer discusses players Don Whitmire and Hal Hamburg (9:08). Notable people in the attendance: General Ben Lear, General George Marshall, General Hap Arnold, Admiral Ernest King, Admiral Leahy (9:48). GI limousine arrives with Navy’s mascot Bill the Goat (10:14). Mr. Jackson the Army Mule mascot greets Bill the Goat (10:25). Announcement of war bond sales (10:35). Navy’s players run onto the field (10:47). Coach Blaik of Army (10:49). Coach Hagberg of Navy (10:52). Ball is in play (10:54-14:35). Navy performs its traditional salute to Army’s Mule (14:39). Second half of the game (14:56-16:34). Final play of the game Army wins 23-7 (16:49). Crowd cheers (17:03). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
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