A United States P-51A Mustang fighter plane of the 1st Air Commandos, flown by Lieutenant Colonel Grant Mahony, lands at an airstrip in Tamu, Burma. Colonel Phil Cochrane and Lieutenant Colonel Arvid Olson inspect the airstrip constructed by United States 900th Airborne Engineers in World War II. P-51 Mustang takes off.
Indian engineer soldiers (part of British forces) dig up earth at the construction site of an airstrip in Tamu, Burma as an Indian engineer supervises them. Men move away from the site. A bulldozer clears up the earth. Tractor pulls a grader as a jeep comes at the site. A tractor and bulldozer push carryall across the airstrip. A British soldier with a Bren gun in a foxhole as he guards the airstrip construction. (World War II period).
United States 900th Airborne Engineers move away from the construction site of an airstrip in Tamu, Burma. They march into the jungle and served food. British and Australian soldiers eat food. (World War II period).
Men transplant seedlings at the agricultural experimental station under National Youth Administration in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. A tree grown from a seedling. Men drain mosquito infested ditches to fight against malaria. Girls march to create awareness against malaria. Ditches cleaned up. (World War II period).
Men construct a wooden building at a beach and feed monkeys on St John in the Virgin Islands. World War 2 sign on building says, "We the People" and "Arm for Defense." Men carry baggage on their heads.
Scene of several buildings including the Calimano Theater, wrecked due to a fire. Newspaper headline states that youth from the National Youth Administration (NYA) extinguished the fire at the Calimano Theater. Scene of fire fighters in Puerto Rico arriving on scene, hooking up fire hoses, and spraying water. A sign reads "National Youth Administration U.S. Coast Guard project". Young men at work reconstructing buildings. Scaffolding in front of a building and a man pulls a wheelbarrow behind him. Sign on building reads, "Departamento de Sanidad. Laboratorio Central de Rayos 'X' " (World War II period).
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