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Singer Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como rehearsing song "Now" at New York, United States.

Singer Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como at CBS studio, New York, United States. Perry Como rehearsing a song named 'Now'.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022248
Singer Perry Como and orchestra broadcast song "Now" at New York, United States.

Singer Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como and orchestra at CBS studio, New York, United States. Perry Como and orchestra on stage, broadcast song named 'Now'. Band leader Mr Adams with clarinet, upright bass, guitar, and trumpet players in the background.

Date: 1943, November
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022249
828th Engineer Aviation Battalion rebuilds airfield at Munda Point, New georgia, solomon islands, in World War II

American Army's 828th Engineer Aviation Battalion (African American) reconstructs airfield, at Munda Point, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, in World War 2. Originally constructed by the Japanese and captured by U.S. Forces, the airfield is unusable and requires rebuilding. African American bugler blows reveille and the Battalion begins a day of work reconstructing the field. Battalion engineers pile into trucks, as their names are called, and head from their bivouac area to the airfield work area. They climb aboard and begin to operate heavy construction equipment, such as graders, tractors, steam shovels, and dump trucks. Surveyers seen using a level in the midst of the field. A machinist steps into a shop contained in a truck, and begins turning a part on a lathe. One engineer steps into a shed containing heavy equipment. Team of men in an excavation pouring concrete. Grading equipment seen smoothing the field surface, and steam rollers packing down the surface. A plane takes off in background. View from above, of Douglas Dauntless SBD aircraft all over the field. A C-47 transport plane in foreground. A B-24 Liberator bomber taking off. Engineers climb aboard a truck at end of work shift. Back at their encampment, the men gather around as mail call is in progress. They enter a mess tent, go through a chow line and eat together at tables. Another tent is seen with sign outside reading: "Munda Cotton Club." Inside, the men relax, playing cards, smoking, playing checkers, and writing letters. Change of scene shows Chaplain leading singing during church service. As a day ends, the bugler blows taps. A sentry stands at ease with rifle. (Note: Sound is very poor and undiscernible in much of the clip.)

Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022411
1st U.S.Marine Corps Medical Battalion surgeon attends to wounded U.S. Marine in tent, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.

Physician of the 1st United States Marine Corps Medical Battalion performs surgery on a wounded U.S. Marine in a tent at Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, within the Solomon Islands archipelago. Surgeon prepares instruments for operation. Patient is given anesthesia via inhalation. His back shows large cut swabbed with antiseptic. The patient is given intravenous injection. Surgeon performs a thoracotomy incision on patient's chest to remove shrapnel from his thoracic cavity. The lung is visible in the wound as a retractor is placed to expose the inside of the chest. The surgeon removes the shrapnel and places it on piece of cloth. Surgeon reapproximates the ribs using wire suture. Chest tube is inserted. Doctors dress the wound with gauze. Attending medical staff wipe face of patient and doctor with clean cloths. X-Ray of the patient shows pieces of shrapnel in his chest.

Date: 1943, October
Duration: 6 min 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023144
Meeting of Music sub committee of Joint Army and Navy Recreational Activities Committee in New York (WW2)

Bar association meeting at the office of War department special service division music section, at 42 west, 44th street, in New York. Dignitaries in meeting include the Music Sub Committee of Joint Army and Navy Recreational Activities Committee. Left to right Chief Petty Officer Richard Stabile, Chief Band Master In Charge of music, 3rd Naval District; Lieutenant Marie E Larson, Special Service Division, music section; Colonel David S Barry, Officer in charge, Special Service Division, U.S. marine corps; Harry Fox; Lieutenant Colonel Howard C Bronson, Officer in charge of music; Captain Harry Salters, Music Section, Special Services Division, War Department; Colonel J Burt Webster, Chief Chaplains Branch , 2nd Service Command, Colonel Bronson and Commander Sharpe. Dignitaries discuss, they see the pamphlet and exchange papers. They listen and look talk to each other. (World War II period)

Date: 1943, November
Duration: 4 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675026226
The United States Air Transport command crew loads V-discs on plane at LaGuardia Field, Long Island, New York.

Transportation of V-Discs by the United States Air Transport command, Army Air Forces at LaGuardia Field, Long Island, New York. Crew members load cartons of V-discs on transport plane, ground crewman notes. Elevator rises to plane with cartons of V-discs. Crewman stands on door of the plane, he carries the carton. 'Destination Australia', 'PSX02' and 'V- disc' written on the carton. Crew loads carton onto plane. V-disc record.

Date: 1943, December
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675026227