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The U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps provides numerous support services to troops in the South Pacific in World War II
The U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps delivers laundry and myriad other services in the South Pacific during World War 2. Opening scene show a cartoon sign by the 464th Quartermaster Laundry Company featuring Bugs Bunny in a jeep pulling mobile laundry equipment in wagons. Next, U.S. troops are seen in jungles subject to rain and mud of the South Pacific. A soldier crouches in a riverbed and washes his clothes. A mobile laundry installed near a river. Soldiers using washers and dryers in the facility. Views of larger fixed installation Quartermaster laundry, such as in New Caledonia; Fiji; and the New Hebrides. Quartermaster salvage and repair workers operating sewing machines as they repair military clothing. A sign identifies "Island Quartermaster C&E Repair Shops" (Clothing and Equipage Repair Shops). Here workers sort, repair, and remark sizes on salvaged clothing. Two workers sit in a mound of garments that they cut into rags and toss into a heap behind them. Two workers repair broken shoes. Soldiers' feet seen walking through mud. A stack of army shoes needing repair. A team of army workers using modern machines to repair them. View of finished shoes, as good as if repaired in the U.S.A. Sign identifies Orthopedic Department where a man works on specially designed and fitted shoes prescribed for an injured soldier by a medical officer. A nurse and a doctor place the special shoe on a patient. A nurse assists the patient to walk. Typewriters needing repairs line shelves. Technicians are seen at work stations, repairing typewriters. The final sequence begins with a sign reading: "Tent Repair, Drive in here. All tents must be clean, dry, and folded properly." Quartermaster workers raise a tent inside a shelter and then identify and repair a hole in it by applying fabric glue and a patch.
F4U Corsair pilots of VMF-214 "Blacksheep" in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, including Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington
U.S. pilots in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu during World War II. A U.S. Navy F4U Corsair parked in a sandy area. A pilot jumps down from the cockpit. The airplane captain greets the pilot. The captain stands near the tail section of the airplane. A small dog sitting on the tail of the aircraft. VMF-214 pilots (unit nicknamed the "Black Sheep") are briefed in front of an operations office by United States Marine Corps Major Gregory Boyington (nickname "Pappy". He was an ace pilot, had been a Flying Tiger, and was later awarded the Medal of Honor). The pilots running off after the briefing. They enter the briefing room. They run from the room outfitted with their flight gear. Pilot Boyington climbs in the cockpit of F4U aircraft. Palm trees in the background. Another pilot in a cockpit puts on headgear readying for takeoff. Pilot Bill Case (William N. Case), VMF-214, putting on a helmet. He buckles a chin strap. The aircraft taxis on the airstrip.
Patients in hospital beds are entertained by American singer Lieutenant Lanny Ross in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu.
U.S. pilots in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu during World War II. Wounded pilots in a hospital bed laughing and applauding. American singer Lieutenant Lanny Ross entertains the patients. A patient lying in a bed with an arm in sling. Other patients in bed watch the show.
Men construct quonset huts in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu during World War II.
Construction work in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu during World War II. Construction of quonset huts in the tropical area. Men put screws in a steel beam. A truck stuck in mud is pulled out and is driven away. An oil tank in the background. Three enlisted men in a truck. An oil drum in the background. A quonset hut beside a road. A jeep moves past in the foreground. Palm trees in the background. Workers work on the frame of a building.
A mess and a hospital in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu during World War II.
Quonset huts in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu during World War 2 A row of Quonset huts and palm trees in an area. A sign board reads: 'Mess Hours'. A truck moves past on a road. A sign on a palm tree reads: 'US Naval Base Hospital No. 3'. The front of a Q uonset hut shows an officer and enlisted men entering. Another sign reads: 'US Naval Base Hospital No 3 Administration Office'. A painted bomb on the steps of the Quonset hut.
Destruction in coastal northeast USA from the 1944 "Great Atlantic Hurricane" (First example of a named hurricane in the US)
Views of The Great Atlantic Hurricane lashing at northeast United States areas (after having already hit the North Carolina Outer Banks), and views of the aftermath and early cleanup following the storm. Regions shown include Atlantic City, Long Island (where it came ashore as a category 3 hurricane on September 15, 1944), New York City suburbs, and parts of New England. High surf flooding boardwalks and coastal cities. Trees bent over and snapped in high winds. People walking with difficulty in the high winds. Streets of towns submerged in water. Coastal docks destroyed and large boats scattered high onto shore areas. Trees, poles, and wires downed over roads and homes. Entire homes moved off of their foundations and placed down the street. The "Great Atlantic Hurricane" was the first example of a named hurricane by the Miami Hurricane Warning Office, which later became the National Hurricane Center. The name was meant to reflect the hurricane's size and intensity.
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