Surgeon prepares to operate a patient in a tent in the Pacific Theater. Field Ambulance medics wearing old style campaign hats, carry litter casualty out of an ambulance and into a tent of the surgical unit. Doctor helped to put on his white coat and a tray of sterilized instruments.
King George VI reviews American troops in Africa. King George VI of Britain and Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark ride in scout car as the King reviews the United States 5th Army troops in North Africa. King George along with his Minister of War, Sir James Grigg, and American officers Lieutenant General Clark and Lieutenant General George Patton, have lunch in a park, eating from standard issue U.S. Army mess kits. King reviews a parade of 5th Army troops.
Scenes in Houston Texas as 1000 Houston Volunteers enlist in the military in World War 2 to avenge the loss of the USS Houston (CA-30) to the Japanese. They attend a swearing in ceremony in front of the marquee of the Loews State theater. Scene change to Newport News, Virginia as people gather for the launching of the new U.S. Navy cruiser ship USS Houston (CL-81). New cruiser launched at a colorful ceremony. Dignitaries on stand include the sponsor, Mrs. C. B. Hamill, who is seen hitting a bottle of champagne against the ship hull, and then it slides down the ways at launching.
'Canadian sheep ranchers hold summer round up'. A flock of sheep graze at a ranch in Alberta, Canada. Sheep dogs assist to round up sheep. Sheep eat dinner.
'US completes occupation Attu Island '. American soldiers move across snow covered slopes at Attu in Aleutian Island. Dead Japanese soldiers in trenches. American troops move in single file, up the hill as artillery fires. Wounded soldier carried by two other soldiers. Soldiers look at Japanese equipment at a camp. Graves of Japanese soldiers. (World War II period).
United States transport ships anchored at a bay with snow covered mountains in the background, Aleutian Island, Alaska. Brigadier General Joseph Ready, Major General Charles H Corlett of Amphibious Task Force 9, Brigadier General James W Barnett, Colonel Roy V. Richard of 87th Mountain Infantry on board a ship as they look shore wards through a pair of binoculars. Landing crafts move away from ships to the shoreline. Troops disembark from the craft and land onto the shore. (World War II period).
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