Location: Alto Airfield, Corsica, during World war 2. P-47aircraft, of 65th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, on active dirt runway, after landing, turns off and spins about revealing the name "Hun Hunter XIV" painted on its fuselage. Pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert O. Wymond, Jr., shuts engine down, climbs out of cockpit, and walks to tail to examine combat damage in several places. Men stand by tent. Colonel Wymond signs 'Missing in Action' report. Man's hand putting spoonful of sugar in tin cup of coffee. Man drinks coffee and eats donut.
Activity at Alto Airbase, Corsica, during World War 2. Man with flight report standing by tent. Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert O. Wymond, Jr. of the 65th Fighter Squadron, standing on newly constructed floor, observes activity during construction of an Officers club. Two men are sawing wood. Others are nailing roof rafters in place. Flyers taking a break on raft supported by 55gallon drums, at beach area of Alto Air Base. They push one another into water and have fun on the raft.
Aircraft P-47s take off from Alto Air Base. Jeep loaded with men pulls away. Morning activities of airmen before mission. Men bathe in outdoor shower and get ready. A man gets hair cut. Sign reads 'Jerry's Clip Joint'. Man reads. Men on trailer truck. Men sing and dance. Men build clubhouses. A canal. Men on raft in water. Men go into sea at beach. Men sail in small boats. Men drink and fall in water. Men play outside a building. Men lie down at beach. A man sleeps. Man feeds puppies.
Formation of P-47s from the 66th Fighter Squadron heading out on a mission. Formation of P-47s from the 65th Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, returning from a mission, with one aircraft missing. The returning formation passes over several allied airfields and arrives over Alto Air Base in Corsica. Three flights of the P-47s do peel ups and execute 360 overhead landings, successively. Ground crews watch the returning aircraft as they work around P-47s parked at the Base. One P-47 makes a rough landing. Lieutenant Colonel G.O. Wymond examines Flak damage to fuselage and wing of his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback Serial 42-27910, "Hun Hunter XIV." After post-mission debriefing by intelligence officers, pilots take a break and enjoy donuts and coffee. Red Cross truck , with woman volunteer, seen behind the pilots. Lieutenant Colonel Wymond signs a "missing in action" report. (World War II period).
A U.S. soldier radio announcer introduces the radio program "Jubilee" as a band of Army musicians, in uniform, plays a fanfare. Opening montage features a man writing a V-mail fan letter to "Jubilee" to the Armed Forces Radio Service. Montage also shows V-mail staff women processing mail. Announcer Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman then introduces 'Rochester' from the Jack Benny program. Lena Horne comes to mic and crowd applauds. Rochester and Lena Horne sing "Consequences." Timmie Rogers and Private Bate Wallace then perform, with Timmy Rogers singing, "Bring Enough Clothes for Three Days." Lena Horne is introduced again, finishing the program with the song, "That Man I Love." (World War II period).
Jungle Rescue mission in Burma. A U.S. soldier talks into radio in wooded area. Soldier goes to site of a crashed Stinson L-5 plane. Close view of U.S. star symbol on the plane. (World War II period).
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