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Americans strategy to attack and weaken Japanese position in South West Pacific during World War II.
An orientation film about the American campaign against the Japanese in the South West Pacific during World War II. A map of the South West Pacific area depicts islands of New Britain and New Ireland as the chief objectives of the Americans. By taking over these islands the Japanese would be isolated in the area. But a strong defense zone around these islands proves to be the main deterrent. U.S. officers including U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur discuss the strategy to attack and isolate the Japanese in the South West Pacific region. Animated map of the region depicts American plan to capture the Admiralty Island by attacking the island of Manus and Los Negros to be followed by an attack in Madang in New Guinea. This would result in isolation of New Britain and New Ireland and weaken apanese position in the region.
Animation about the spread of malaria among the Allied soldiers in Asia and Private Snafu being bitten by Anopheles Annie.
Animation depicts the spread of malaria among soldiers fighting during World War II. Anopheles Annie speaks about how she managed to spread malaria in South Pacific, India and North Africa . A sign on a door reads ' Off limits'. A soldier reads a book titled ' Malaria Discipline'. Anopheles Annie bites a man and spreads malaria. Malaria control measures being adopted and Anopheles being killed. Patients suffering from malaria in beds. A graph shows the numbers of malaria cases. Anopheles Annie looks at pictures of Private Snafu. Anopheles attacks Snafu.
Patient recuperate at a VA hospital, possibly Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital.
An organizational chart of the Veteran's Administration 'VA' show various divisions under a medical program to provide medical aid to veterans. Various divisions like neuropsychiatric division, tuberculosis division. Patients in beds as a nurse tends to them. Dentists examine patients' teeth. Cooks prepare food in the hospital cafeteria. Patients read books and newspapers in a library. A patient who has had his legs amputated is greeted by a nurse. Women patients in wheel chairs play a card game. Recreation outside the grounds of the hospital, possibly Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Patients play croquet on the lawn.
Students of Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, outside of Dayton, Ohio, take up jobs in science and engineering during World War II
Title Slate reads: "Science and Engineering." This is followed by World War II scenes of American industrial sites, including some dominated by smoke stacks and railroad connections. Men are seen walking at a major shipping port where ships are being loaded and unloaded by large cranes. Sign above one building reads:"Ford." Views inside that plant of ford automobiles being assembled. Mechanics climb a ladder to access a Douglas DC-3 transport plane parked outside a hangar. View of aircraft radial engines being worked on inside a manufacturing plant. young men working in a machine shop are described by narrator, as "Students." and notes that they are engaged in a work-study program that shifted toward the defense industry during World War 2. A member of the Antioch faculty is seen working with a student at a drafting table in a war plant. Closeup of an engine part design on the drafting table. Antioch student, Norman Lawson, works fabricating a giant searchlight for use in the war. He turns the light on to test it. Other students are seen working in a chemistry laboratory, using typical glass equipment and precise balances. A student is seen pouring molten material from a furnace into a crucible. Views of dials being adjusted and belt-driven machinery. A student operating a drill press in a machine shop. A glimpse of the Antioch College campus. A group of students engaged in discussions in their dormitory. Several first year students in a journalism class. Students in an accounting class. View of Antioch's Science building, donated by Charles Kettering (Head of Research at General Motors Corporation), who is pictured. Students conducting research in photosynthesis as well as physics and chemistry in the building. A student studying a book on philosophy.
U.S. B-17 crews of 8th Air Force are debriefed by intelligence officer upon return from a mission, during World War II.
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 crew is debriefed by an intelligence officer immediately after returning from a bombing mission during World War 2. In response to his questions, the crew members describe being hit by enemy fire, damage to their aircraft, and attacks by German Fw-190 and Me-109 fighter aircraft. A gunner tells of shooting down a German plane that flew underneath their B-17. Narrator Richard Cordon seated at a desk speaks to camera in a public service announcement, and appeals to capable American mechanics and men under 50 who are handy with tools to volunteer for service with the Army Air Forces. He reads a notice of the U.S. Army Air Forces dated October 1, 1942, inviting civilian mechanics to service with the Army Air Force. Views of mechanics performing various maintenance duties on parked B-17 bomber aircraft. Mechanics work on a B-17 aircraft with name "Baby Doll" on it. A mechanic works on a propeller of B-17 aircraft with nose art and name "Birmingham Blitzkrieg." A mechanic evaluates a machine gun in side door of a B-17 aircraft named "Shoot, You're Faded." Close-up view of notice from the U.S. Army on its letterhead, appealing for mechanics up to 50 years of age.
A soldier sounds alert after observing enemy aircraft in flight over an area during World War II.
A training film titled 'Baptism of Fire' about the enemy air attacks during World War II. Deals with themes of soldier nerves, fear, and combat stress. Enactment shows an American soldier in a jungle as he looks up at sky towards enemy aircraft in flight. The soldier reports to the command post over a field phone. The officers at the post sound an air raid alert. The soldier looks at the aircraft as they pass by the area and reports about all clear to the command post. The soldiers look up at the sky and talk about an enemy air attack. A sergeant asks for help from the soldiers. The soldiers push an ambulance out of a ditch. The sergeant checks the patients inside the ambulance. One of the soldiers named Jim sees his old friend in the ambulance. The injured friend with bandage on his eyes speaks to Jim. The sergeant informs Jim that his friend has gone blind.
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