Construction of a road from Oro Bay to Dobodura, New Guinea under supervision of engineer battalion of the U.S. Army during World War II. Natives dig a drainage ditch at a side of a road under the supervision of U.S. 116th Engineer Battalion, 41st Division soldiers. Various views of natives working in mud. The soldiers drill holes with pneumatic drills. A bulldozer levels the road.
U.S. aircraft drop parachute supplies over Burma during World War II. A U.S. Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft drops parachute supplies. The parachute supplies fall to the ground. The supplies being dropped from an open cargo door of the C-47.
U.S. transport aircraft drop supplies in Burma during World War II. U.S. Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft in flight over a Burmese jungle. A C-47 drops parachute supplies. C-47s in flight.
Evacuation of 'B' Battalion of U.S. 5307th Composite Unit ( nicknamed Merrill's Marauders) from Myitkyina, Burma to Ledo airstrip in Assam, India during World War II. A U.S. Army Air Force C-47 transport aircraft lands at Ledo airstrip in Assam. Litter cases are carried from the airplane to a clearing station. Ambulatory patients walk from the airplane to the clearing station. A soldier receives a hospital tag. Wounded ambulatory patients get into ambulances. An ambulance pulls away from a loading area.
Evacuation of 'B' Battalion of U.S. 5307th Composite Unit (nicknamed Merrill's Marauders ) from Myitkyina, Burma to U.S. 20th General Hospital in Assam, India during World War II. Wounded men are carried from ambulances to the interior of the hospital. A wounded soldier lies on a stretcher. A tag of a soldier. Men carry an imitation cake made of cardboard and decorated with candles to a patient. The patient blows out the candles and uncovers the cake to discover presents.
Wounded men of 'B' Battalion of U.S. 5307th Composite Unit (nicknamed Merrill's Marauders) being treated at U.S. 20th General Hospital in Assam, India during World War II. Wounded soldiers are treated for wounds by nurses and doctors. A doctor dresses an arm of a soldier. A wound on the back of a soldier is treated by a doctor.
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