Australian soldiers trained in jungle warfare in Canungra, Australia. Soldiers make a jungle trail by cutting a narrow passage into thick foliage area. One of the soldiers marks trails to aid troops that will follow. Soldiers carrying Bren guns climb up and down the hills and advance into the jungle. (World War II period).
Australian soldiers trained in jungle warfare in Canungra, Australia. Soldiers charge through woods. They lie on the ground and fire rifles and they move further. (World War II period).
A film titled 'These are the parachutists' shows paratroops being trained for combat in United States. They blast obstacles, jump forward and backward from a training platform. They undergo physical training. They make practice jumps from towers and also learn to pack parachutes.
Paratroopers lined and board C-47 air craft in United States. They jump from the air craft and land with parachutes as field master observes them. In views of a different jump, paratroopers land on snow covered mountain and ski down the slope. Paratrooper in studio describing his uniform and attitude of paratroopers. Close view of paratrooper wings medal on a uniform.
Doctor Thomas Parran, Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service speaks from a desk and advises Americans to eat a nutritious diet and to study the nutrition values of various foods available. He notes that war demands that we do not waste food. Women in a classroom learn about nutrition. Message on blackboard says: Protective Foods: Fruits, Vegetables, milk. Women taught how to prepare food with economy and about the ingredients of a balanced diet. Women are taught how to prepare food in an economical way that preserves nutrition. Women are taught about a balanced diet in which variety is essential. They are taught how to substitute various ingredients while some ingredients are unavailable due to wartime shortages during World War 2. Camera pans slowly across a poster with words and food pictures entitled "Foods that are the Principal Sources of the Food Constituents."
Importance of well balanced diet during World War 2. American man seated at a table eats food. A housewife serves more food to him. Narrator talks about importance of nutrition, having three square meals each day, eggs and other protein foods, and vitamin B rich foods such as cereal of whole wheat, or enriched white bread. A worker on the job is shown taking a lunch break. Close up view of his open thermos with a hot drink and his sandwich and fruit and a chocolate bar. A couple dining together at a table for dinner are seen. Narrator suggest chicken, fish, liver, or sweetbreads as a main course, served with green leafy salad and also cooked vegetables like peas or carrots. A man carves meat. Men walk near a war materiel production factory gate, with a sign, "Let's step it up." Women at a factory production plant prepare large numbers of sandwiches for workers, with the help of automated machinery. Narrator says average workers need twice as many vegetables and fruits as they now consume. A group of men in an industrial kitchen work to prepare carrots, spinach, cauliflower, and other vegetables like squash, parsnips, and lima beans. African American cooks prepare food. Factory workers line up and take prepared food trays at a factory kitchen. Workers sit outside and enjoy food during a lunch break. Young men and women in a cafeteria line select foods to eat. War workers exit at the end of a work day. View of the U.S. Capitol dome. On screen public service message text says "U.S. Needs US strong. Eat nutritional food."
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