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A U.S. Navy training film about controlling malaria among United States soldiers in the Pacific during World War II
At start, this film shows a U.S. Military tent camp somewhere in the South Pacific during World War II. Heavy rains create breeding grounds for Anopheles mosquitos as seen when a Navy technician holds up a sample of water containing mosquito larvae. A jeep rides through mud, creating road ruts that become mosquito breeding grounds, which are seen swarming around them. Two scenes of bulldozers is being used to destroy soft surface, rutted roads. One employs a disc harrow. Closeup of the discs. Two men step under barbed wire and look at sign reading: "Use Authorized roads only." Scene shifts to American infantry moving cautiously through the jungles and engaging Japanese with hand grenades and small arms. A field clinic where a malaria patient is being treated. A soldier uses a sprayer inside his tent quarters to kill mosquitos. Troops marching back to a field headquarters, benefitting from taking precautions against malaria.
Amphibious training in Pacific during World War II. Medics treat several Marines injured during the exercises in World War II.
View from ship flying U.S. Navy church pennant above the American flag, during amphibious assault training in the Pacific, during World War 2. Several Marines injured during the exercises are given first aid and transported by Coast Guard crew of landing craft. A Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) pulls alongside ramp of a Landing Ship Tank (LST). Navy personnel standing on ramp. A litter patient smoking a cigarette, brought aboard a LCVP. Litter patients on the well deck of a LCVP. Marine with face injury receives treatment.
Fletcher Class Destroyer and amphibious vehicles during amphibious training exercises in Pacific during WWII
Amphibious training in Pacific during Second World War. Landing Vehicles Tracked (LVT) in the water. Ships at anchor. LVTs underway towards the beach. A Landing Ship Tank (LST) convoy anchored off shore. A view of the beach area. Explosions on the beach. Amphibious vehicles with United States Marines approach the beach. A United States Navy Fletcher Class destroyer and a Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) off shore. LVTs, in column, heading for the beach. Hills in the background.
U.S. Marine baptized by Chaplain in ocean. Amphibious task force at anchor offshore.
A U.S. Marine and Chaplain stand on the loading ramp of a Landing Ship Tank (LST). Surf breaking over the ramp as the Marine is baptized by the chaplain. Destroyer Escort Silhouetted on the horizon. Variety of Navy vessels comprising an amphibious task force, anchored offshore.
U.S. amphibious assault on Japanese-held island in Pacific during World War II
U.S. amphibious assault on Pacific island in World War 2. Transport ships offshore. A U.S. Fletcher Class destroyer, close to shore, bombarding the shore. White smoke rising from shell burst. Landing craft heading toward shore. Black smoke rising on shoreline, from naval shelling. More black smoke and fires at another shore location. Plume of water from Japanese shell striking near assault boats. The destroyer close to the shore as smoke drifts above mountain in background. Flames at shore. Landing craft tracked (LCT) approaching shore and avoiding area of fire and smoke. American SC-497 Class Submarine Chaser, PC-1278, close to shore. She displays a red flag with white stripe, as secondary control ship for Red Beach. Several LVTs led by one displaying Wave Commander blue and orange flag. Several plumes of water thrown into the air from Japanese shells or bombs. Assault boats reaching narrow beach, where a fire is burning. Other boats and LVTs avoiding the area of smoke and fire. Landing craft clustered at shore and one flying red and white flag, away from the shore. Several structures on the shore. More black smoke rising from shore. Camera pans around showing steep vegetation-covered hills characteristic of the island.
Japanese bombers take off on a bombing mission during World War II
Japanese group leader makes speech to pilots on an airfield. Japanese Mitsubishi G4M bombers parked in the background. Airmen gather in the field. Bombers and hangars in the background. Religious flag flies on the field. Planes take off from airstrip. Ground crew waves towards the planes. Formation of 27 bombers in flights of 3 each. Pilot, copilot and third crew member in cockpit of a bomber. Radio operator comes forward, salutes the pilot, and gives him written orders which the pilot reads. He then folds his arms and expresses a look of resignation.
