Physician of the 1st United States Marine Corps Medical Battalion performs surgery on a wounded U.S. Marine in a tent at Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, within the Solomon Islands archipelago. Surgeon prepares instruments for operation. Patient is given anesthesia via inhalation. His back shows large cut swabbed with antiseptic. The patient is given intravenous injection. Surgeon performs a thoracotomy incision on patient's chest to remove shrapnel from his thoracic cavity. The lung is visible in the wound as a retractor is placed to expose the inside of the chest. The surgeon removes the shrapnel and places it on piece of cloth. Surgeon reapproximates the ribs using wire suture. Chest tube is inserted. Doctors dress the wound with gauze. Attending medical staff wipe face of patient and doctor with clean cloths. X-Ray of the patient shows pieces of shrapnel in his chest.
Camera pans into crater of Kilauea volcano, where someone has scrawled an inscription in the lava (not readable). Scene shifts to Secretary of War, Dwight F. Davis, and Hawaii Territorial Governor, Wallace R. Farrington, stepping out of the local volcano museum, onto a patio, where other persons are standing. Scene shifts to deck of the battleship, USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) where Secretary Davis stands near the railing. Closeup of Major General Fox Conner, Commander of the U.S. Army Hawaii Department, standing with Rear Admiral Robert R. Marvel, aboard the Pennsylvania. Marines firing gun salute with artillery field pieces as the Pennsylvania arrives at Pier 5 in Pearl Harbor. Secretary Davis on the dock, with his party including: daughters, Alice and Cynthia; Civilian aide, John H. Holliday and Military Aide, 1st Lieutenant Lester J. Maitland. The daughters are assisted as they enter a car. Next, Secretary Davis and Aide Holliday, enter a car displaying the Secretary of War Flag on its hood.
View of Flatiron Building (175 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010) on New York skyline and busy streets below. A couple on terrace of a building as seen from another tall building. Unlit flood lights at the corner.
General Douglas MacArthur with Major General Verne Mudge and Lieutenant General George Churchill Kenny inspect air strip in town of Tacloban. A soldier with General MacArthur points in field. Generals and soldiers walk. General MacArthur shakes hands with General Mudge. Generals sit on jeep. Jeep backs up through water and stand near landing craft. Generals get off. Soldiers walk through water. The United States flag on boat. (World War II period).
United States army takes over village Tacloban in Philippine. A soldier stands besides a pole. House in the background. Smoke arises behind the house. United States tanks on the road. Tanks on the street of town. Houses besides the road. A soldier walks past tank, soldier watch wreckage of village. Soldiers talk to civilians. United States aircraft in flight. (World War II period).
United States prisoners released on Luzon, in the Philippines during World War 2. Signal Corps photographer takes picture of Major Emil P Reed of Brownsville, Texas, Regimental Surgeon of 26th Cavalry on Bataan. Soldiers and released prisoners around 92nd Evacuation Hospital area. Major Reed talks to soldiers. One armed released prisoner soldier Afred Jolly of San Francisco walks.
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