Opening scene shows a battlefield wooden cross marking the grave of Private Robert. Woods. His photograph is shown.The narrator is an American Pastor of a predominantly African American congregation speaking from the pulpit about men who served America during World War 2. He cites U.S. Army bomber pilot, Colin Kelly, whose photograph is also seen. The pastor also mentions Meyer Levine, Kelly's bombardier (unseen) and an African American sailor, named Dory Miller, who shot down Japanese aircraft while defending the battleship West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Miller is seen shaking hands with officers on the deck of a Navy ship. Camera focuses on a banner in the church displaying stars for the members of the congregation in the Armed Forces. He leads in a prayer of thanks for "this land which our fathers have helped to build." Camera pans over the congregation. The choir and congregation join in singing "Onward Christian Soldiers." Next, a large formation of African American soldiers marches in a parade. They wear uniforms including M1917 steel helmets, and carry rifles and field packs. Scene updates to African American soldiers marching wearing World War 2 M1 steel helmets. Scene shifts to African American Army Colonel and another officer reviewing marching troops on a snowy field. Next, African American women in the WAC (Women's Army Corps) are seen marching. African American troops are seen, again, parading in World War 1 steel helmets, and then others are seen parading in garrison caps. More views of these various groups parading with a glimpse of mounted cavalry inserted, as well. As the film ends, the background music is the singing of "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho." (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
A film titled 'African American pilots' about the Tuskegee Airmen African American pilot training in U.S. Army Air Forces in July, 1941. Five African American pilots stand near an aircraft at Tuskegee, Alabama. Cadets and instructors walks past U.S. Army Air Forces BT-13aircraft. BT-13 aircraft take off and fly in formation. A BT-13 aircraft lands. African American pilot talks to an officer.
A film about the African American pilot training in U.S. Army Air Forces in July , 1941. African American pilots come out of a building at Tuskegee air base, home of the Tuskegee Airmen. Men work on U.S. Army Air Forces P-40 aircraft. Bombs being loaded under the wing. Pilots being briefed by an officer. Pilots put on their masks and board the planes. At Oseoda air base in Michigan, P-40 aircraft piloted by African American airmen taxis and take off. Aircraft in flight. P-40s dive strafe and skip bomb an area. Smoke rises due to dropping of bombs. Aircraft lands. Pilots check the accuracy of their hits and being congratulated by an officer. (World War II period).
A film about the African American pilots in U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. A map of Italy. African American fighter Squadron pilots (99th Pursuit Squadron of Tuskegee Airmen) in Italy as they prepare for a mission. Men work on a United States Army Air Forces P-40 aircraft as they load bombs. View of their leader, Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Davis. Pilots of 1st African American Pursuit Squadron get in cockpits of P-40s. Aircraft taxi and take off. Aircraft in flight. An Italian city being bombed and smoke rises. African American pilots of U.S. Army Air Forces.
A U.S. Navy training film titled 'DDT' about the usage and importance of DDT as a disinfectant in the United States. Swarms of worms and insects. A sign on a box reads 'DDT' . A sign reads 'US Department of Agriculture' A woman inside a lab. Man and woman conduct research. They look at a tin of DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane). A woman pours a golden liquid in a flask to dilute DT. DDT emulsion being produced. A mixture with a creamy layer in a flask. Woman stirs the mixture.
A U.S. Navy training film about the usage and importance of DDT as a disinfectant in the United States. Men in a lab as they hold DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane) emulsion concentrate in a jar. Three jars of diesel oil. Swarms of insects and mosquitoes after being treated with DDT. Dead and paralyzed mosquitoes, bed bugs due to spraying of DDT on them. A sample of DDT powder placed along side flour. A man sprays DDT powder. A man breaks lumps of DDT. Man pours diesel in a bucket and mixes DDT powder into it. He pours the solution in a drum. Drum being rolled. Another man prepares a powdered mixture of DDT. He pours DDT in a drum and other ingredients and mix them as he rotates the drum. Malaria control squad members arrive in an abandoned village. They spray the walls of a hut with DDT mixture to prevent malaria, yellow fever and other communicable diseases. Men spray DDT mixture over mattresses, walls and grills.
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