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.
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 Quonset hut shows an officer and enlisted men entering. Another sign reads: 'U.S. Naval Base Hospital No 3 Administration Office'. A painted bomb on the steps of the U.S. Navy Quonset hut.
Film opens with a Corsair F4U aircraft making a smooth gear- up emergency landing on a runway at the U.S. Naval Air Station New York (Floyd Bennett field) in World War 2. "Royal Navy, JT 229" is stenciled on the rear of its fuselage, identifying it as belonging to that Squadron. The canopy is open and other than for the landing gear malfunction, the pilot and aircraft appear OK. The Corsair's three-bladed propeller is bent and its engine is shut down. The runway appears to have been foamed, and bits of it are raised as the aircraft slides forward. After the aircraft stops, the cameraman moves, and takes up again as firefighters who were already standing by, respond with protective gear and a hose, ready to employ more foam, if necessary. However, the cockpit is empty and a sailor and the plane captain are already checking over the airplane, as firefighters get set up. It is clear they are not needed.
A training film 'Military Police Town Patrolling' on functions of military policemen during a town patrolling in the United States during World War II . Soldiers wade ashore. Smoke from firing and bombardment on a battlefield. Soldiers aboard Jeeps and trucks. A military policeman directs traffic. MPs handle prisoners of war. The prisoners are marched. They guard supplies in a supply line. They also patrol captured towns. Buildings along a street side. Vehicles drive past on the street. Men playing on a field. Houses in the background. MPs stand in a line. An officer inspects them. He inspects their uniforms. The officer talks to a military policeman. They march. The MPs are headquartered in a local police station. The MPs enter the police station. Interior of the police station. A desk sergeant at work. The MPs with a criminal. The desk sergeant takes information from him. The criminal is then put behind the bars. The MPs stand in a line at attention in the police station. A patrol sergeant inspects them. He instructs them about town patrol. He says that they should help soldiers whenever they need help and should maintain order and should coordinate with them.
A training film on functions of military policemen during town patrolling in the United States. An officer instructs the MPs. The MPs stand at attention in a line. A wall map in the background. The officer assigns posts to the MPs. He points to places on the map. The MPs come out of building and walk. They board a military vehicle. People walking on a street. Some of the MPs are assigned fixed post. These are places like rail road terminals and places of large gathering of soldiers. Spots which could be in trouble are the fixed posts. The MPs serve as information bureau. Soldiers coming to the place for the first time are given information by the MPs. Information about arrival and departure of trains and several other things is given. The working of a roving patrol. Men in a jeep. A motor patrol. MPs in a jeep moving along a street. Buildings along street sides. Working of a foot patrol. The patrols take charge of accidents in which military vehicles are involved. Traffic control by a patrol. They see that roads do not become congested. They take full account of accidents. People walking on a street. An MP talks on a radio. If the car is not equipped with a radio, several public phones are available on the route. (World War II period).
A training film on functions of military policemen during town patrolling in the United States. The working of a foot patrol. MPs walk on a street. Buildings along street sides. Vehicles moving past. Bullying is not allowed for the MPs. They should not accept gifts from anyone. A soldier wearing his uniform in an incorrect way. The MPs talk to him and tell him to correct his mistake. They talk to him in a good manner and the soldier obeys them. Other MPs scold a soldier for wearing his uniform in an incorrect way. This is the wrong way of talking to a soldier. Two soldiers fight. The MPs handle the situation. Two MPs standing outside a building. A board on the building reads: 'Service men's lounge'. People walking on the street near the building. (World War II period).
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