View of a U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 transport plane flying low over an airfield, a month before the end of world War 2. Next, Grand Duchess Charlotte, of Luxembourg, is seen stepping from the airplane, followed by British officers. she is greeted by Prime Minister Pierre Dupong, of Luxembourg. and receives bouquets of flowers from two young women. She is saluted by an American Brigadier General, who's back is to the camera. In ensuing scenes the Grand Duchess is surrounded by officials near down-town buildings, and then near some woods. A closeup of her stepping into a car, and then view of road sign for "Boulevard du President F.D. Roosevelt." Local residents wave Luxembourg tricolor flags from apartment windows to welcome Duchess Charlotte. Residents celebrating in a crowded city square.
Highlights of the Kent County Emergency Medical Training program in the Grand Rapids and Kent County area of Michigan, United States. Men gathered at an accident site. They open a medical aid box and give emergency medical treatment to a road accident victim. Innovative program of Emergency Medical Training is developed at Grand Rapids, Michigan and surrounding Kent County. Civilians walk through the streets. A Chevrolet ambulance drives on snow covered streets with lights and sirens on. Professors give classroom training about emergency medical treatment to students. Technicians bring a patient who needs emergency treatment. They contact a nurse in the emergency room of a city hospital. The nurse instructs the technicians how to provide immediate life saving treatment to the patient. In the training program: trainees learn how to diagnose heart rhythms, how to treat cardiac victims and to access patient's breathing system. They learn how to clear the air passage. The trainees receive an advanced training to become EMTs "Emergency Medical Technicians". They learn about life support exercises. They are taught to treat fractures, cuts, electrical shocks and radiation injury. Apart from practical exercises they receive basic instructions in physiology. Teachers and drivers learn how to evacuate victims from vehicles after road accidents. Doctors discuss about the Emergency Medical Training Program during a conference.
An air bus service in Detroit, Michigan. A Sikorsky helicopter in flight. The helicopter lands. Passengers disembark from the helicopter and get into a bus. Other passenger aboard the helicopter. The helicopter flies them safely to their destination.
U.S. Marine Corps F4U aircraft of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing are seen along with U.S. Army Air Forces P-38 in flight over Southern Okinawa, during World War 2. Numerous scenes of the aircraft attacking positions of enemy Japan with napalm incendiary bombs. Balls of fire erupting and smoke rising from the hills. Formation of Corsairs returning from the mission.
United States President Harry Truman returns Washington DC after cutting his vacation short. Attorney General J. Howard McGrath and other dignitaries welcome President Truman at the Washington National Airport. The White House assistants and officials arrive to meet President Truman. Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force along with Chief of Staff Omar Bradley arrive at the White House summoned by the President for a conference.
Map shows French coast and principal cities of interest, during the Allied invasion in World War 2. Truckloads of German troops, including one filled with German woman in uniform, drive rapidly along a dirt road to confront the Allied invasion at Normandy, France, during World War 2. An improvised sign in a tree reads, "Einhahnstrasse Z. Front," identifying the road to the front lines. A German soldier hands out newspapers to others passing on bicycles. A headline in the paper reads:"Eisenhower hat uns nicht überrascht" (Eisenhower didn't surprise us). German soldiers on bicycles ride past the camera. A Sign in large letters reads:"Feindeinsicht" (Enemy in sight) and adds precautionary comments. German army vehicles camouflaged with foliage drive past destroyed Allied armored vehicles. Closeup of a German soldier with foliage on his helmet, looking about as he rides along in an open vehicle. Formations of allied warplanes appear overhead. German troops on the road scurry to the sides of the road and take cover as precaution against Allied air attack. German antiaircraft batteries in action. One Allied aircraft is hit. The pilot bails out. His chute is visible. A U.S. B-17 bomber falls, with part of its left wing blown off. Smoke rising from wreckage of two Allied aircraft on the ground.
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