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Surgery, plastic surgery, and physical therapy for U.S. soldiers with hand injuries during World War 2
A U.S. Navy training film about the treatment of hand injuries of American soldiers during World War II. X ray film of an injured hand of a soldier. Doctors work on the wound. Doctors remove foreign bodies from the wound. Doctors pack the wound. Gauge being placed to cover the exposed area. Dressing being done on the wound. Soldier moves the wounded hand after a few days. Soldier closes his fist. Plastic surgery being carried on in the United States. Doctors perform an operation on a wounded hand. Soldiers play card games after recovery. Doctors operate a hand and men exercise after recovering from their injuries.
African American soldiers of the U.S. Army advance and fire guns at enemy during World War II.
A film about achievements and role of African American soldiers during World War II. A dramatization depicts an African American priest addressing people at a church in the United States. At Tuskegee air base, home of the Tuskegee Airmen, an officer pins up wings onto African American airmen. African American pilots in flight gear as they walk towards aircraft. The aircraft in flight. An African American pilot in the cockpit of an airborne aircraft. Military jeeps and trucks advance. Artillery being fired on a snow covered field. African American soldiers at guns. They build a bridge across a river during World War II. Troops loaded in trucks advance. A signalman handles a line on a communication pole. Cavalry units on a patrol. African American soldiers fire anti aircraft guns. Infantrymen crawl across a field amidst firing.
Texas' contribution on the home front to the war effort through industrial development during World War 2
Texas' contribution in the World War II worker effort on the home front. Cattle and sheep ranches, dairy farms, rice fields, turkey ranches, oil fields, wheat fields, fruit farms and power plants in Texas. Many oil derricks or oil wells close together in an area. Cranes operating in a ship yard. Women work at shipyard building United States navy ships. Men work on wings in an airplane factory. Oil pumped in an oil well. Rice farmers use tractors to harvest the crop. Magnesium made from rocks and sea water. A man stacks finished magnesium blocks. Dams in Texas. Farmers pick cotton by hand. A man picks cotton by operating a mechanized cotton picker. Farmers harvest a field of sorghum. Helium cylinders seen at the Amarillo Helium Plant. Thick black clouds seen due to burning of carbon black in the manufacturing of synthetic rubber.
The launching of a JB-2, based on the German V-1 buzz bomb, surface to surface missile at Eglin Field, Florida.
From a review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. A JB-2 (Jet Bomb 2) "Loon" based on the German V-1 buzz bomb, surface-to-surface missile. Technicians examine a scale model of the JB-2 missile. Air Force research and development of American type JB-2 missile, the first unmanned guided missile in America's arsenal. A JB-2 is launched from Santa Rosa Island, Florida. A rocket assists in take off. The rocket unit falls away immediately after JB-2 rises into the air. A control aircraft flies overhead showing JB-2 launchings at Eglin Field. JB-2 in flight. The JB-2 was sub-contracted by Republic: Airframe by Willys-Overland; Engine by Ford Motor Company, the IJ-15-1, which copied the German V-1's 900-lb. thrust Argus-Schmidt pulse-jet; Guidance by Jack and Heintz Company; Launch System by Monsanto; Rocket launch sleds by Northrop.. (World War II period).
A JB-10, surface-to-surface missile launched from a launching track at Eglin Field, Florida.
A review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. A JB-10, (Jet Bomb 10) surface-to-surface missile. A still photograph of a JB-10 missile in flight. A ground view still photograph of a JB-10. A ground view still photograph of the missile on a launching track. A JB-10 launching shows a rocket unit falling away. The missile starts over water. Flames spurt from the tail of the missile at the Eglin Field. (World War II period).
A demonstration about clearing underwater obstacles and mines with Reddy Fish and Hell Fish explosives in Florida.
A demonstration about clearing underwater obstacles and mines with charges and explosives in Florida, United States. A man puts a seal on a paper that reads ' 100 % completed '. A sign on another paper reads 'Project 219 Reddy Fish'. Reddy fish explosives mounted on a torpedo at a beach in Florida for clearing underwater obstacles and mines. Reddy fish explosives aboard a Landing Craft Mechanized underway at sea. Reddy fish explosives being launched with the help of a torpedo. A fiery flare appears and the torpedo demobilizes. A man preses a remote control button and Reddy fish explosives detonate causing an explosion in water. The resultant 60 feet passage blasted by the explosive. A man puts a seal on a paper that reads ' 81 % completed '. A sign on a paper reads ' Project 228 Hell Fish '. Hell Fish, a 1700 pound explosive charge, is attached to a Mark13 torpedo. The Hell Fish being launched at sea. An explosion occurs in water due to detonation. A passage cleared as a result of the explosion for landing crafts. A man puts a seal on a paper that reads ' 81% completed '.