WWII - 1945, Government Documentary: Let’s Look At Ordnance (1945) R2 of 2

WWII - Training Film on Ordnance Corps R2 of 2 Staged of GIs sitting begin to sing: “Ordnance my darling, ordnance dear”. GI: I’m not saying its a great job of the army, I was just reminded by Stokey’s story - makes me think these outfits really get around. Complain about others having easy job. “You’ll find an IQ far above the average for the army.” “IQ, what do they want that for?” Sergeant: “Pardon me, but you four individuals are the boniest team of knuckle-heads that ever interfered w/ my reading! By deciphering bits of printed English & groping thru your little skulls you’ve dug up a few facts about my speciality... Where would you be w/o the Ordnance Department?” 06:01:28 Troops gathering rifles out of wrecked farm house & loading into truck. Huge scrap yard w/ wrecker pushing tank. Destroyed equipment in snow salvaged. Wrecked bridge; hosing down burning railroad cars & picking up ammunition on railroad tracks. Removing tank engine & replacing w/ new out of crate. Heavy artillery repaired in field. 06:02:56 Soldiers welding & assembling hedgerow cutters for tanks. Salvaging tank traps, cutting. Mounting, CUs of cutter blades & demonstrating use. GOOD. 06:03:46 Soldiers modifying bazooka shells w/ fuses to explode in hedgerows. 06:04:23 Winter, men digging frozen soil & removing unexploded bomb fuzes, raising bomb & hauling in truck to explode; large explosion. 06:05:23 Jeep stopping at roadside sign: Hey Joe!!! Get your tires checked here. Sign for correct pressures & filling; stacks of ruined tires & wheels; patching & recapping tires. Re-treading large truck tires. 06:06:28 (staged) Men discuss w/ sgt how to get into Ordnance Service trades. 06:06:58 Tow truck & damaged trucks being repaired in field sheds; rebuilding motors etc. Using heavy machinery. 06:07:40 Men unloading equipment crates on conveyor rollers; loading ammunition cases. Stacks of crates along roadside. Men carrying large shells & stacking. Tanks moving. 06:08:47 57mm shoulder mounted rifle fired. T-66 rocket launchers laying down barrage. 06:09:09 (staged) Sgt talking to men about who is winning the war “that debate is strictly for basic trainees.” “I get itchy feet every so often.” Sgt walks out. The End. WW2; WWII; Military Support Services;