Activities of members of U.S. Army's 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders in Burma during World War II. A soldier removes parachute which is snagged on the roof of a supply hut. The soldier carries a damaged chute to clearing, drops it near other chutes. Soldiers stand in the background.
Activities of members of U.S. Army's 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders in Burma during World War II. Soldiers lead pack mules across stream. Wounded soldier is carried on litter on hillside. Plasma is administered to the wounded soldier under hospital tent.
Activities of U.S. Army's 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders in Burma during World War II. Group of soldiers in jungle near Tingkrukawang. A soldier sets up an 81mm mortar. Troops load shells.
U.S. Army's 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders battle enemy in Burma during World War II. A 60mm mortar is fired from clearing. In a trench 30 yards from the enemy, a few soldiers fire BARs (Browning Automatic Rifles) and rifle grenades. Soldier fires carbine, then snaps his fingers and points. Soldiers look at Japanese saber, ammunition, and other articles.
U.S. Army's 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders battle enemy in Burma during World War II. A 60mm mortar is fired from clearing. Chinese litter bearers evacuate a soldier hit by machine gun fire. A grave is dug for one of the two soldiers killed.
A film based on ASR (Air Sea Rescue) by U.S. 8th Air Forces in European Theater during World War II. Formation of B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in flight over Nazi German targets in Europe. Bombardier aboard B-17 sights target through Norden bomb sight. Bombs away view as bombs are dropped over targets. Smoke and flame billows up from explosions. More scenes of bombs being dropped from Allied aircraft and hitting targets below during a day time bombing mission. B-17s face attack from Nazi Luftwaffe fighter aircraft. Gunners aboard B-17 firing at Nazi fighters. A B-17 with a damaged tail. A B-17 on fire goes down. Pilot of the same B-17 gives emergency signal. Crash landing of B-17 on water shows crew members preparing to ditch the B-17 at sea. Crew members on raft and aboard a boat heads for English coast. Door sign reads 'Air Sea Rescue Control Room'. Interior of room shows an officer plotting and planning the timings and air route the bomber squadron must follow from and to target area during the mission. Air Sea Rescue Liaison Sergeant of U.S. army talks over phone and alerts Royal Navy officer. Navy officer calls up an officer at the RAF (Royal Air Force) high speech launch base and assigns patrol areas. Royal Navy patrol boats head for assigned areas. Emergency rescue squadron is alerted by an officer. Pilots of rescue aircraft prepare to board P-47 Thunderbolt fighters. View of inflatable rafts and smoke floats carried on theThunderbolts.Flying boat PBY Catalina warms up on runway.
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