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.
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. 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 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.
A training film about the fighting against the enemy during World Wear II. Deals with themes of soldier nerves, fear, and combat stress. The enactment shows an American convoy of trucks moving down a road. Soldiers in a truck as they lean their heads on rifles and go off to sleep. A soldier named Jim thinks about his friend who went blind during the war. Another soldier talks to Jim and speaks about mentally preparing himself for war. The convoy stops and soldiers get off the trucks to rest. Jim talks to another soldier and says how he misses his civilian life. He remembers his vacations before coming for the war. Jim with his girlfriend and his parents as they bid him goodbye. At the station Jim kisses his girlfriend and she cries. The soldier says to Jim that he has to fight with himself before fighting against the enemy. He advises him to forget his civilian life. The soldiers board the trucks and convoy starts out. Jim thinks of his parents and girlfriend. He decides to forget them and goes off to sleep.
A training film about fighting against the enemy during World Wear II, dealing with themes of soldier nerves, fear, and combat stress The enactment shows American convoy of tanks advancing on the battlefield. Soldiers advance on foot. The soldiers relax on a field. An officer briefs the soldiers about fighting against the enemy. Jim, a soldier thinks about the attack, the casualities and his girlfriend. The fighting begins and tanks fire at enemy positions. Bombs explode. Machine guns being fired. The enemy aircraft drops bombs. Jim fires from a dugout. The enemy aircraft in flight. The dead American soldiers on the field. A U.S. tank advances amidst enemy attack. Jim gets out of the dugout and moves ahead. Bombs explode.
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