A U.S. Navy training film about the usage and importance of DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane) as a disinfectant in the United States. DDT being sprayed on the surface of a pond of water. DDT powder being poured into a puddle of dirty water to prevent spread of malaria and other deadly diseases. A container placed on a scaffold over a pond. As DDT solution drips from the container and mixes with pond water. A man pours DDT solution over plants in water. Insects at the water surface. A swarm of dead insects after spraying DDT.
A U.S. Navy training film about the usage and importance of DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane) as a disinfectant in the United States. Men pour a mixture of DDT into an aircraft. Pilot in the cockpit of the aircraft. Aircraft takes off and in flight as it sprays DDT across an area. A white smoky trail as aircraft flies off. DDT descends and spreads over an area to prevent spread of various diseases. A soldier in a foxhole as he works on a shell. Aircraft in flight over an area as they leave behind a white smoky trail of DDT. (World War II period).
A U.S. Navy training film titled 'Medicine in action: Head injury of a battle casualty' about the treatment and recovery of a soldier wounded during World War II. Private Wilmer of the U.S. 6th Army. A map of Casino Italy where Wilmer was injured during the battle of World War II. Aerial views of an evacuation hospital where Wilmer was given initial medical assistance after being injured. Wilmer with bandage on his scalp at a general hospital in Italy. Doctors clean the wound on the scalp. They try to control the bleeding. Blood clot being removed and wound being checked for infection. Bone fragments being removed from the wound. Wound being stitched. After six days wound being examined. Private Wilmer arrives in Naples in an ambulance. He boards a hospital ship in England and leaves for North Africa. At a camp he talks to other injured patients. Private Wilmer gets off a jeep and boards U.S. Army hospital ship Acadia to leave for United States. At Walter Ridge hospital he moves his hands and legs to demonstrate physical normality after being injured. Doctors administer anesthesia on his scalp and work on the wound. After treating the wound the scalp being closed and bandaged. Private Wilmer after recovering from the injury. He walks out of the hospital after being discharged.
A U.S. Navy training film titled 'The PT's' about the role and importance of patrol boats during a war ( World War 2). A sign reads 'Motor torpedo boat squadron training center' in the United States. Trainees in a class room as U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander John D. Bulkeley briefs them about the role of torpedo motor boats. The trainees listen to him carefully and take down notes. Patrol boats underway at sea. A gunner aboard a boat as an explosion occurs at sea.
A U.S. Navy training film about the role and importance of patrol boats during a war (World War II). A patrol boat underway at a sea in the United States. Four 50 caliber machine guns and a 1 mm canon aboard the boat. A torpedo being loaded aboard the patrol boat. Motor torpedo squadron insignia on the sleeves of personnel. A signalman waves flags. A navigator at work. Men in a workshop as they work on engine and other parts of the patrol torpedo boats. Men at the work shop as they work on various equipment. A navigator plots on a map to locate an enemy ship. The patrol boat underway as a man works on controls. Explosions occur at sea. Lieutenant Commander John O. Bulkeley welcomes new trainees.
A U.S. Navy training film about the role and importance of U.S. Navy PBM Mariner aircraft during World War II. A PBM Mariner takes off from the surface of a sea in the United States. The aircraft in flight. The design of a PBM Mariner III like the wings, tail and rudders forming a triangle being pointed out on a picture. The aircraft in flight. A side view of the Mariner shows the wings piled up on the top. The rudders being pointed out. The PBM Mariner in flight and different parts of the aircraft like the wings, rudders, engines and floats being pointed out.
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