Dramatization shows how one defective walkie-talkie can impair battle plans, United States. Troops battle on a Pacific Island in World War II. Soldiers move into action and fire artillery. Task Force team in manned radio operations room. Soldier talks on radio device from the island to headquarters. Soldiers move into building for counter attacks. Soldiers try to make contacts with headquarters. They fail to make contact as defective radio fails. Soldiers kneeling on island. Explosions and smoke rise. Shows Under-Sec. of War, Robert Porter Patterson; Chief of Services and supplies, Brehon Burke Somervell and Chief of signal officer, Olmstead in their offices. Walkie-talkies are rush-ordered for the invasion. Radios are being made in factory. American workers work on assembling of walkie-talkie instruments. A careless worker produces a defective set. Walkie-talkies are sold.
American Indians of the 158th Infantry, 2nd Battalion at Arawe, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago during World War II. U.S. soldier in foxhole. Soldier talks on telephone. Sergeant squad at diagram on ground. They advance across open area in jungle. A soldier in bunker. A soldier looks through binocular. A soldier operates 30 caliber water cooled machine gun. Team fires 30 caliber water cooled machine gun.
American Indians of the 158th Infantry, 2nd Battalion at Arawe, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago during World War II. A U.S. soldier eats food, other soldiers in the background. Two soldiers sitting in bunker with rifles. They smoke cigarette. A soldier seated beside tree. A soldier comes and sits beside him. He takes paper from another soldier and runs away.
American Indians of the 158th Infantry, 2nd Battalion at Arawe, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago during World War II. Crew of U.S. Soldiers fires 60mm mortar. Riflemen take cover in dugout and fire. Soldiers advance through open area. Views of jungle.
American Indians of the 158th Infantry, 2nd Battalion at Arawe, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago during World War II. U.S. soldiers fire mortar, other soldiers in the background. Soldiers look at ground of jungle for search purpose. Soldier connects telephone to wire. Colonel checks map and talks on phone. A soldier talks on phone. Soldiers on guard duty silhouetted against the sky.
U.S. Army soldiers of the First Cavalry Division cross small stream bridged with a canoe. Soldiers walk down the bank of Cainte river. A bulldozer pulls a string of trucks across the river. Soldiers march across an open field. (World War II period).
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