Portrays the suffering of wounded U.S. soldiers in action during a Pacific campaign in World War II. Shows naval air transport plane in action for transporting severe cases to hospital in the Pacific Theater. Wounded soldier being carried on a stretcher. Wounded soldiers loaded aboard army transport aircraft parked on an airfield. Wounded soldier lying on stretchers and beds aboard hospital ship USS Bountiful (AH-9) at anchor off the coast. Nurse and doctor examine wounded men. A wounded soldier gets a head massage. Operation theater aboard hospital ship and soldiers with severe wounds on arms and legs being operated by surgeons. Patient on wheel chair being pushed on deck of USS Bountiful. Wounded soldiers on deck of ship relax and smoke. Blood stained faces of soldiers.
Portrays the suffering of wounded U.S. soldiers in action during a Pacific campaign in World War II, Pacific Ocean Theater. A naval air transport flying boat in action for transporting severe cases to hospital which is far away. Wounded soldier carried on stretcher. Wounded soldiers loaded aboard army transport aircraft parked on airfield. Wounded soldier lying on stretchers and beds aboard hospital ship USS Bountiful (AH-9) at anchor off the coast. Nurse and doctor examine wounded men. A wounded soldier gets head massage. Operation theatre aboard hospital ship shows soldiers with severe wounds on arms and legs being operated by surgeons. Patient on wheel chair pushed on deck of USS Bountiful. Wounded soldiers on deck of ship relax and smoke. Blood stained faces of soldiers.
Amputation of U.S. soldiers in U.S. who were wounded during World War II. Shows feet of patient affected with trench foot resulted in gangrene. Leg of a patient after being hit by a shell fragment. Amputated limb of a patient. Doctors examine a case of gangrene. Doctors take a look at patient's report at a desk. Doctor writes on reports and hands it over to another doctor. Surgeons perform operation on a patient. Surgeons conduct amputation of limb. Amputated limb being dusted. Amputee raises his leg on bed. X-ray of an amputated limb.
U.S. 86th Regiment, 10th Mountain Division advances in Italy during the Po Valley Offensive of World War 2. Two Field Grade officers of the 86th Regiment examine and discuss tactical maps at an outdoor command post. The area is dry and dusty. They rinse their hands at a water pump on the street. Infantrymen are issued bandoliers with cartridges and also hand grenades (some of which are tossed to them)..
Recap of Allied Forces preparations for invasion of Normandy (D-Day) during World War II. Allied troops rest and play aboard ships underway at sea. Naval crew being briefed on shipboard. Officers examine map. Troops work with weapons on deck of ship. Allied officers, possibly including General Omar Bradley, confer aboard USS Augusta (CA-31) regarding weather conditions. Paratroopers of Airborne Division board buses. Buses leave camp. Paratroopers lined up at an airfield for inspection. From edited film produced in 1947.
Activities of Lieutenant Colonel Preston S. Flanagan of U.S. 31st TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing) who flies the same C-47 Skytrain aircraft from Tuy Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War that he had flown during World War II in Africa and Asia. The C-47D Skytrain transport aircraft parked in a revetment at the air base. Lieutenant Colonel Preston makes a preflight inspection of the aircraft. The Lt. Colonel at the landing gear of the aircraft. He inspects the propellers. He examines other sections and walks towards the tail section and inspects elevators at the back.
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