Automotive reassembly plant called 'Little Detroit' in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II. A soldier works on a typing machine. The assembly area of automotive reassembly plant. Crates are unloaded from a ship and loaded onto trucks. The trucks are driven to the plant. The crates are unloaded by a crane. Parts are hoisted by the crane and placed at an assembly line. Wheels of trucks are rolled on the assembly line. Workers assemble parts of a truck. The trolley of a truck is hoisted by the crane and assembled. Insignia of the U.S. is painted on the truck. Tires, motors, air filters and steering gear are checked. The trucks are driven out of the assembly area after approval.
The U.S. Army Air Force Troop Carrier Command in Wau, Papua New Guinea during World War II. U.S. Army Air Force Troop Carrier Command personnel look through an equipment and make weather forecast. An observer plots on a sheet. Enemy airplanes in groups of three in a formation flight. The airplanes drop bombs over Wau. U.S. Army Air Force ( USAAF ) P-39 Airacobras in flight. Transport airplanes peel off and land at Wau.
The U.S. Army Air Force Troop Carrier Command evacuates wounded in Wau, Papua New Guinea during World War II. Red Cross vehicles driven to Wau. Troop Carrier Command personnel carry the wounded on stretchers. The wounded are loaded onto a U.S. Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain. A wounded man on a stretcher. The C-47 Skytrain taxis and takes off. Mountains in the background.
Mineral processing in Tennessee, United States. Phosphate rocks are moved by a crane to a plant. The crane drops phosphorus rocks in the plant. They move on a conveyor belt. Views of exterior of the plant. The plant produces fertilizers. Molten metal is poured into a bucket. Two men, wearing eye gear, push a rope. Towers for generating power. Machines are used to break manganese blocks into sheets and then into pieces. They are packed into a container and sealed. A sign on the seal: 'Electro Manganese 99.9%'. Signs: 'Danger, High Voltage' and 'Interchange Bank 154000 Volts, Oil Circuit Breaker'. Towers seen. Machines are used to make aluminum sheets. Aluminum is broken down to make bombs. Aluminum passes through machines. (World War II period).
Short World War II propaganda film 'Troop Train' about the role of railroad transportation of military divisions in the United States. Men, tanks, troops, Jeeps and guns are moved to the battlefronts. A man talks over a phone. A sign: 'Clear the Tracks'. Transportation system in Washington. Men work in an office. A sign on a door : 'Transportation Corps'. Men talk over a phone. A sign on a door: 'Chief of Staff, Army Ground Forces'. Officers sitting around a conference table. A man speaks about the movement of 201st Armored Division by train. Army vehicles driven on a road. A train arrives.
Railroad transportation for military divisions in the United States. A train passes along railroad. A man on the train waves. Army vehicles driven on a road. A ramp is placed beside the train. Army vehicles are loaded on the train. A soldier of the 201st Armored Division signals to stop the loading of the vehicles on the train. Two soldiers in a jeep. Bikes are driven to the train. A soldier drinks water. Soldiers near the train for boarding. (World War II period).
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