World War II film shows workers surrounding a completed B-29 bomber parked on ramp of what appears to be the Boeing plant on Sea Island, Canada. Film clip reads: "Canada Builds B-29s for U.S." (Note: Boeing of Canada, headquartered at Vancouver, B.C., built a huge manufacturing factory on Sea Island to build aircraft for the war effort. In 1944 Boeing began to manufacture the mid-sections of B-29 fuselages there, including bomb bays for the bomber. These sections were then trucked to Renton, Washington where they were incorporated into final assembled aircraft. However, this clip shows a fully assembled B-29 that may have been flown here for something like worker morale purposes.)
U.S. Army award ceremony at Halloran General Hospital on Staten Island New York. The honored World War II veterans line up. The recipients salute as U.S. flag is taken down at formal retreat. The flag flutters in wind. Major Jeannette Blech, Chief Nurse at Halloran Hospital, pins the Purple Heart on the uniform of Paratrooper Lance Leonard of Buffalo. A man in the background takes pictures. Major Blech shakes hands with Paratrooper Leonard. The Purple Heart pinned up on the uniform. Private Stanley Zych of Staten Island receive Purple Hearts from Major Blech. Major Jeannette Blech is the first woman in U.S. history to present the Purple Heart to war heroes. The service men and women of the Halloran General Hospital parade.
An island in Hawaii, United States. A papaya tree on the island. A man holds papayas. A child eats a piece of papaya.
U.S. 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment paratroopers land for the invasion of Corregidor in the Philippine Islands during World War II. United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrains in flight and drop parachutes. Abandoned parachutes and a smoke screen over the island. The paratroopers jump from the C-47s.
U.S. Airborne 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare for the invasion of Corregidor in the Philippine Islands during World War II. Paratroopers in a large number on Mindoro island. They put on parachute packs. Other crew men assist them in putting on the parachute packs.
U.S. Airborne 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment paratroopers prepare for the invasion of Corregidor in the Philippine Islands during World War II. Paratroopers on Mindoro island. They clean weapons. A paratrooper puts on a parachute pack. A crewman helps him and other crewmen look at him. The paratroopers adjust their equipment.
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