A film illustrates the importance of the Burma Road during World War II. Animated map highlights Kunming, Hsiakawan and Tali in China. Hsiakawan in Yunnan is depicted on the map as a vital link. U.S. Army trucks parked outside a building in Hsiakawan. U.S. and Chinese personnel work around a truck mounted crane. Chinese workers lined up outside the Burma Highway Administration Building in Hsiakawan. Chinese workers repair the trucks. A bulldozer in operation. The trucks move along the Burma Road.
A film shows the city of Paoshan in China which lies on the China-Burma border and near the Burma Road. Chinese students enter a building. A column of students marches. An ancient temple used as a dormitory. Chinese men read from books in a room. A temple used as a guest house.
Aerial views of U.S. fleet in Sagami Bay, Japan towards the end of World War II. An aerial view shows letters 'PW' painted on the roof of a building at a prison-of-war camp located near Tokohoma seaplane base. An aerial view of Yokohama including the prison-of-war camp located close to a railway junction. U.S. fleet underway includes BBs (battleships) and escorting DDs (destroyers) as they enter Sagami Bay.
A film covers chemical warfare defense training received by U.S. airmen at George Air Force Base in California, United States. A dramatization shows a U.S. airman leaving a building and falling on the ground. An airman in special clothing carries a box of rations into a building. A sign reads 'Air Conditioning Control'. The airman turns on wall switches.
A film covers chemical warfare defense training received by U.S. airmen at George Air Force Base in California, United States. U.S. airmen in special clothing put on gas masks in a room. The airmen walk up the stairs in a building. They carry boxes of rations through a hall.
A film covers chemical warfare defense training received by U.S. airmen at George Air Force Base in California, United States. A ground crew responds to a simulated chemical attack. The crew around a U.S. Air Force F-4D fighter-bomber aircraft parked at an airfield. The crew dons gas masks, hoods and gloves. A crew member administers an injection to an airman who was the casualty of the attack. Crew members help him to get up.
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