38th INFANTRY DIVISION TRAINING EXERCISES WWII ERA HOME MOVIE CAMP ATTERBURY CAMP SHELBY 50614

This color and black & white, silent home movie footage shows life in an Army training camp during (and possibly after) World War II. It appears to show members of the 38th Infantry Division (“Cyclone“) training for combat, most likely at Camp Shelby, Mississippi or Camp Atterbury, Indiana, or possibly both. The Division included National Guard drawn from Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia, and went on to serve in combat in the Pacific starting in early 1944. In recognition of their contributions in clearing the Philippines, the 38th Infantry Division received the nickname “The Avengers of Bataan“. Post-war, after the Division was re-activated, the 38th Infantry Division force structure was allotted entirely to Indiana, and based at Camp Atterbury, 4 miles west of Edinburgh, Indiana. Opening: U.S. soldiers walk; sit around, their bags are all ready to go (:06). A huge line of tents. At (:15) is a water bag. Officers look over papers and strategize in one of the oldest ways they can -- in a sandbox (:29). S