A military film report on the advance of members of U.S. Army 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders towards Myitkyina, Burma and its capture during World War II. Burmese nurses treat wounded members of Merrill's Marauders. U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (Dr.) Gordon Seagrave operates on a patient at a field hospital. Japanese prisoners of war (POW) are being questioned by U.S. OSS (Office of Strategic Services) Detachment 101 trained personnel who are Japanese-Americans. Japanese prisoners eat.
A military film report on the advance of Merrill's Marauders (officially named 5307th Composite Unit) towards Myitkyina, Burma and recruitment and training of natives during World War II. Members of Detachment 101 of the Office of Strategic Services aboard a U.S. Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain airplane in flight over Burma. Merill's Marauders and native rangers in Burma. Animated map highlights advance towards Japanese-held town of Myitkyina.
A military film report on the capture of Myitkyina airfield in Myitkyina, Burma by U.S. Army 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders during World War II. A trooper sets up a sign which reads 'Los Angeles City Limits'. U.S. Army Air Force airplanes taxi and land on a muddy airstrip. U.S. Army General Joseph Stilwell deplanes and congratulates Commander of 5307th Composite Unit General Frank Merrill. A letter on a bulletin board thanking U.S. OSS (Officer of Strategic Services) Detachment 101 for providing services during the capture of Myitkyina airfield.
The United States Air Force in Myitkyina, Burma during World War II. The U.S. Army Air Forces P-51 aircraft takes off from the airfield. Planes flying in formation. Soldiers discus a map. An air controlled radio operator studies the locations and gives the information to the pilots. The enemy units on the banks of Irrawaddy river. The pilots bombard the target as per the information. The Myitkyina airfield is captured.
Evacuation of 'B' Battalion of U.S. 5307th Composite Unit ( nicknamed Merrill's Marauders) from Myitkyina, Burma to Ledo airstrip in Assam, India during World War II. A U.S. Army Air Force C-47 transport aircraft lands at Ledo airstrip in Assam. Litter cases are carried from the airplane to a clearing station. Ambulatory patients walk from the airplane to the clearing station. A soldier receives a hospital tag. Wounded ambulatory patients get into ambulances. An ambulance pulls away from a loading area.
Evacuation of 'B' Battalion of U.S. 5307th Composite Unit (nicknamed Merrill's Marauders) from Myitkyina, Burma to U.S. 20th General Hospital in Assam, India during World War II. Members of Merrill's Marauders with long beards pose for a photographer while seated outside the hospital building. Soldiers talk to each other. Patients on stretchers are carried out of U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 Skytrain. Ambulances arrive at U.S. 20th General Hospital. Men are either carried or walk from ambulances to the hospital.