French troops in military vehicles moving about the countryside and through towns in Indochina. French High Commissioner and Commander in Chief of Indochina, General Henri Navarre, is seen interacting personally with his officers and troops in the field. General Navarre examines a long strip of aerial photo reconnaissance film.
French soldiers in combat during the French-Indochina war. They wade through a deep river and cross it. They hide behind bushes and take positions. They watch through binoculars. They fire field artillery, machine guns and mortars and capture several Viet Minh soldiers. French soldiers examine several dead Viet Minh.
The largest successful army auction of surplus war materiel ever conducted. U.S. Army surplus goods go on the auction block at Sharpe General Depot in California. Large quantity of material handling equipment, including fork lifts. Two men examine a jeep. People attend the first Army Surplus Sale conducted by public auctioneers on a public bidding basis. Auctioneer make announcements. every item was sold.
During World War I: A biplane aircraft parked on an airfield. Ground crew examine the plane. A United States Army officer walks by. Next scene, unrelated, shows columns of German soldiers on parade wearing military backpacks and gear.
Activities of the U.S. Navy Seabees in the Solomon Islands during World War II. A jeep struggles through flooded muddy area in Solomon islands. Palm trees all around. A quonset hut in flooded waters. A man wades through thick mud over what had been a U.S. constructed road. A man suffering from malaria is examined. Malaria patients are cared for. A formal ceremony to honor U.S. troops who died from malaria. A soldier salutes and honor guard with rifles stands at attention. Following instructions from the Medical Command, Seabees commence battle against anopheles mosquitoes (blowup of one is shown). Seabees spray with various equipment and install water filtering systems. Scenes show success of the anti-mosquito measures. Numerous explosions are seen as Seabees use explosives to clear jungle for construction. A Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft takes off (machine gun in rear cockpit).Seabees bulldoze Palm trees to clear jungle and build numerous quonset huts to house U.S. forces.
National Youth Administration in cooperation with U.S. Public Health Service determines youths' fitness to work in the United States. NYA boys and girls live in NYA resident centers. A Public Health Service dietary kitchen: boys shelling peas; girls skinning onions; boys slicing deli meat. Girl removes cookies from oven. Meal tray loaded with food. African American children in a cafeteria. African American girls in maid or housekeeping dresses seen making beds. White girl brushes her hair. African American boys wash their hands. An examination of a African American girl by doctors in an orthopedic school. African American children are given cod liver oil by a nurse. Young Native American Indian Hopi tribe women with children in Arizona receiving health care training. An Orthopedic school entrance. A nurse removes a leg brace from a child polio victim and massages his leg. A teacher draws pictures of vegetables on a chalk board. African American and white children in an integrated class room practice penmanship. Two boy polio victims are pushed in wheel chairs by nurses. A boy in a body cast is pushed in a wheel chair by a nurse. NYA National Youth Administration children practice calisthenics. A girl hits a softball. A boy hits a baseball with a bat. Boys practice archery. White and African American young men boxing. Girls swim in lake water that is very clear. A girl swims to bottom of lake underwater. Young women leave the women's dormitory after school day. The insignia of U.S. Public Health Service. The flag of the United States.
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