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"AIRBORNE MEDIC"
THE AIRBORNE DOCTOR & MEDICAL CORPSMEN IN BATTLE. |
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NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF THE AIRBORNE MEDICS.
HE ALSO TELLS OF THE OLD SOLDIERS HOME IN WASHINGTON, D.C. & THE TRAINING OF LATIN AMERICAN TROOPS AT A U.S. SCHOOL IN THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE NARRATOR TELLS OF ARMY TV CAMERAS HELPING A LONG ISLAND TOWN DURING SIMULATED AIR ATTACK |
00:31:40 62 |
MONTAGE- PARATROOPS HELP EACH OTHER FIX THEIR GEAR AND CLIMB INTO A TRANSPORT PLANE, INCLUDING MEDICS WHO WILL JUMP WITH THE TROOPS.
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00:32:33 115 |
MS- A SQUAD LEADER GIVES ANOTHER CHECK TO THE PARATROOPS GEAR AS THEY SIT ON THE AIRPLANE AWAITING JUMP INSTRUCTIONS.
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00:33:24 166 |
MS- PARATROOPER'S FACE SHOWS DEEP THOUGHT BEFORE TAKE-OFF AND JUMP. HE THINKS AND NARRATES HOW IT ALL STARTED.
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00:34:36 238 |
MONTAGE- PARATROOP TRAINEES JOG, DO CALISTHENICS AND PRACTICE JUMPING OFF SMALL AND THEN HIGH PLATFORMS. LS- PARATROOPS DOUBLE TIME IT UP STEPS TO TOP OF A VERY HIGH TOWER. (SUBSEQUENT TRAINING SCENES PREVIOUSLY LOGGED)
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00:37:50 432 |
MS- FAMOUS SCENE OF HITLER DOING HIS VICTORY DANCE AFTER TAKING FRANCE.
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00:38:04 446 |
MS- CHURCHILL VISITS GENERAL EISENHOWER IN FIELD AS PREPARATIONS FOR D-DAY ARE MADE. IKE
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00:38:50 492 |
MONTAGE- PARATROOPS DROP OVER EUROPE DURING WWII.
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00:39:26 528 |
LS- GENERAL JIM GAVIN LEADS THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION IN VICTORY MARCH ON V-E DAY DOWN 5TH AVENUE. LS- GOVERNOR THOMAS E. DEWEY IS THERE.
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00:40:42 604 |
MS- AN OFFICER USES A POINTER AND A LARGE LANDSCAPE MODEL AS PARATROOPS PREPARE FOR AN AIRDROP. MS- MEDICS PACK UP STRETCHERS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES ONTO HEAVY SKIDS WHICH WILL WITHSTAND THE DROP WITH BIG CARGO CHUTES.
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00:42:35 717 |
MS- A MEDICAL OFFICER INSTRUCTS MEDICS AT A BRIEFING BEFORE THE JUMP. MS- MEDICS WITH THEIR RED CROSS ARMBANDS ADJUST EACH OTHERS PARACHUTES.
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00:44:06 808 |
MS- A MEDIC STRUGGLES TO REMOVE HIS CHUTE AFTER HITTING THE GROUND. MS- MEDICS AID A CHUTIST INJURED IN THE JUMP.
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00:45:03 865 |
MS- MEDICS DISMANTLE SUPPLIES DROPPED FOR SETTING UP AN AID STATION NEAR THE DROP SITE.
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00:45:55 917 |
MS- A GI GRIMACES AS A MEDIC TENDS TO HIM. MS- 2 MEDICS CARRY A STRETCHER FILL WITH BLOOD PLASMA BOTTLES. LS- MEDICS CARRY A WOUNDED GI TO A HELICOPTER AND PLACE HIM IN A COVERED POD SLUNG ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CHOPPER.
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00:47:40 1022 |
MONTAGE- A HUGE CARGO OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES IS DROPPED FROM A TRANSPORT IN MANY CHUTES.
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00:48:28 1070 |
MS- AN ARTILLERY CANNON ON A PLATFORM GOES FLYING OUT OF A CARGO BAY ON A HUGE CHUTE.
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00:49:28 1130 |
LS- MEDICS UNCOVER A SKID OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES DROPPED FROM THE AIR WEIGHING 6100 POUNDS. THE SUPPLIES WHICH INCLUDE BLANKETS AND STRETCHERS ARE LOADED ON A JEEP WITH TRAILER WHICH WAS ALSO DROPPED.
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00:50:16 1178 |
MS- A BADLY LIMPING GI WALKS INTO THE OUTDOOR AID STATION AND IS HELPED BY A MEDIC.
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00:50:27 1189 |
MS- A GI-SURGEON INSERTS A PLASMA NEEDLE INTO A WOUNDED GI LYING ON THE GROUND AS OTHER GIS RECEIVE MINOR FIRST AID FROM MEDICS
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00:51:46 1268 |
MS- THE GI TREATED BY THE SURGEON IS PLACED ON A JEEP FOR TRANSFER OUT OF THE AREA AS A MEDIC HOLDS THE BOTTLE OF PLASMA OVER THE PATIENT.
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00:52:58 1340 |
MS- THE GI IS AGAIN EXAMINED AND SENT TO DIVISION CLEARING STATION FOR SURGERY.
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00:55:06 1468 |
CU- SURGEONS OPERATE ON A WOUNDED GI IN A TENT OPERATING ROOM. (MASH UNIT?)
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00:55:50 1512 |
LS- A WOUNDED GI IS CARRIED ONTO A TRANSPORT BY STRETCHER AS OTHER LESS SERIOUS CASES WALK ABOARD
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00:56:25 1547 |
LS- ARMY AMBULANCES ARE ESCORTED BY POLICE CARS WITH SCREAMING SIRENS ACROSS THE CITY WITH IT'S IMPORTANT CARGO.
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00:56:42 1564 |
MS- AT THE GENERAL HOSPITAL ONLY HOURS BEHIND THE LINE, MEDICS ROLL IN THE PATIENTS.
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00:57:05 1587 |
MS- GIS IN BATHROBES CHAT WITH NURSES ON A VERANDA OVERLOOKING A RIVER.
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01:00:00 1762 |
PICTORIAL REPORT NO. 11 "OBSOLETE FILM". U.S. SOLDIER'S HOME IN WASHINGTON, DC; LATIN AMERICAN OFFICERS ATTEND ARMY TRAINING IN PANAMA CANAL ZONE; CIVIL DEFENSE IN NORTH HEMPSTEAD, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.
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01:00:10 1772 |
NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF THE U.S. SOLDIERS HOME IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WHICH IS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF A RESIDENT 1ST SERGEANT BURNS
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01:00:36 1798 |
MS- RETIRED SERGEANT BURNS WHO GOES BACK TO WWI, WALKS IN CIVILIAN SUIT AND HAT, ON GROUNDS OF THE HOME.
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01:01:03 1825 |
MS- (PAN) OF HUNDREDS WORLD WAR 1 DOUGHBOYS AT AN INDOOR STADIUM'S SEATS, HORSING AROUND
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MS- LONG COLUMN OF DOUGHBOYS MARCHING THROUGH A FOREIGN TOWN LS- A WWI TANK ROLLS AMID THE TRENCHES.
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01:01:30 1852 |
MS- AN ENDLESS LINE OF DOUGHBOYS WAIT TO WASH THEIR METAL MESS KITS IN A TUB OF WATER
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01:02:04 1886 |
LS- THE HUGE GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT BUILDING IS NEW TO THE HOME. MS- BURNS ENTERS THE BUILDING, SITS AND PLAYS CHECKERS WITH ANOTHER RESIDENT IN THE RECREATION ROOM. CU- BURNS MAKES A TRIPLE JUMP
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01:03:44 1986 |
AERIAL- BURNS WALKS THROUGH THE HUGE, WELL ATTENDED LIBRARY.
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01:04:08 2010 |
GROUP OF RESIDENTS WATCH A TV IN THE REC ROOM
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01:04:19 2021 |
MS- A CHEF TENDS THE HUGE OVENS IN THE INDUSTRIAL SIZED KITCHEN. MEN AND WOMEN KITCHEN WORKERS FILL THE PLATES WITH THE DAYS DINERS.
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MS- THE AGED VETS FILE INTO THE MASSIVE DINING ROOM FOR CHOW. MS- THE WELL DRESSED BURNS POURS HIMSELF A CUP OF COFFEE.
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01:05:50 2112 |
MS- BURNS GOES TO HIS ROOM AND SHOWS HIS NEATLY STACKED LINEN CLOSET AND HIS SPOTLESS ROOM.
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01:06:26 2148 |
MS- AN OLD TIME VET WITH CIGAR DANGLING FROM LIPS SITS AT HIS TYPEWRITER AND WRITES. MS- ANOTHER PAINTS ON HIS EASEL WHILE STILL ANOTHER ETCHES LEATHER AS A HOBBY.
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01:07:04 2186 |
CU- CIRCUS CHARACTERS CARVED BY A RESIDENT.
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01:07:35 2217 |
LS- THE SUMMER WHITE HOUSE OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN IS ON THE GROUNDS OF THE HOME.
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01:07:48 2230 |
LS- THE OLD WINFIELD SCOTT BUILDING (1851) NOW IS CALLED THE 'SHERMAN BUILDING'.
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01:08:11 2253 |
MS- SOME OLD TIME VETERANS PLAY SHUFFLE BOARD
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01:08:49 2291 |
MS- OLD TIMER TEES OFF ON THE 9 HOLE GOLF COURSE ON THE PREMISES
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01:09:08 2310 |
MS- BURNS VISITS THE HOSPITAL ON THE GROUNDS OF THE HOME. MS- SISTERS OF CHARITY NUNS WITH THEIR UNIQUE HATS (FLYING NUN) WORK THERE AS NURSES.
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01:09:30 2332 |
MS- BURNS VISITS A RESIDENT PATIENT LYING IN HIS BED. LS- BURNS VISITS THE HUGE HOT HOUSE AT THE HOME AND EXAMINES THE FLOWERS INSIDE.
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01:10:22 2384 |
MS- BURNS VISITS THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND MEETS WITH GENERAL WADE H. HASTLER, THE GOVERNOR OF THE HOME.
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01:11:28 2450 |
NARRATOR TELLS OF OFFICERS OF LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES TRAINING AT A U.S. ARMY SCHOOL IN THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE
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01:11:30 2452 |
AERIAL- MILITARY COMPLEX IN THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE (PAN).
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01:11:54 2476 |
MS- A BUS PICKS UP OFFICERS FROM COLUMBIA FROM THE AIRPORT AND TRANSPORTS THEM TO FORT GULICK, THE HOME OF THE USARCARIB SCHOOL, A CONSOLIDATION OF ALL U.S. ARMY SCHOOLS IN THE CARIBBEAN AREA
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01:12:36 2518 |
MS- 2 LATIN OFFICERS ARE GIVEN A ROOM AT THE SCHOOL. THEY SIGN IN AND ARE GIVEN A HELMET AND BELT.
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01:13:21 2563 |
MONTAGE- THE SOLDIERS FIRE RIFLES, CARBINES AND THE BROWNING AUTOMATIC (BAR) MS-A SOLDIER STANDS WITH HAND ON HIP AND FIRES A HANDGUN. MS- OTHER SMALL ARMS AND A MACHINE GUN ARE FIRED.
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01:14:45 2647 |
MS- THE LATIN SOLDIERS MOVE UP TO HEAVIER WEAPONRY AND FIRE MORTARS, A BAZOOKA AND A RECOILLESS RIFLE THEN AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT CANNON
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01:15:32 2694 |
MS- GI COOKS PITCH A LARGE TENT AND SET UP A FIELD KITCHEN, A PROCEDURE TAUGHT TO THE LATINOS.
THE MEN ARE FED CAFETERIA STYLE AND EAT OUTDOOR PICNIC STYLE. |
01:16:10 2732 |
CU- HAM IS SERVED WITH SIDE ORDER OF POTATOES, NEW TO LATIN SOLDIERS, BUT EATEN WITH GUSTO.
CU- SOLDIER DIPS HIS TRAY IN HOT SOAPY WATER IN A LARGE PAIL AND USES A BRUSH TO SCRUB IT. |
01:16:57 2779 |
MS- THE LATIN SOLDIERS PLAY A SPIRITED GAME OF SOCCER, THEIR NATIONAL SPORT.
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01:17:43 2825 |
MS- THE SOLDIERS ARE TAUGHT WATER PURIFICATION, MINE LAYING AND DETECTION. MS- A MINE IS EXPLODED
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01:18:21 2863 |
MS- A DEMOLITION CHARGE IS WRAPPED AROUND A TREE & EXPLODED, WITH A TWIST OF THE SWITCH, KNOCKING DOWN THE TREE.
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01:18:36 2878 |
MS- MEN FROM BOLIVIA, PARAGUAY AND COLOMBIA COMBINE EFFORTS AND BUILD A PONTOON BRIDGE WHICH IS PUT TOGETHER QUICKLY TO FJORD A STREAM.
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01:19:24 2926 |
LS-A LONG COLUMN OF LATIN TROOPS RUN, DOUBLE-TIME ACROSS THE BRIDGE
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01:19:45 2947 |
MS- ARMY TELEVISION CAMERAS HELP CIVIL DEFENSE AUTHORITIES OBSERVE SCENES OF SIMULATED AIR ATTACKS ON THE VILLAGE OF GREAT NECK, LONG ISLAND.
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01:20:09 2971 |
LS- POLICEMAN DIRECTS TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF THE CITY HALL OF GREAT NECK.
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01:20:29 2991 |
MS- CITY OFFICIALS IN THE HEMPSTEAD TOWNSHIP, PERUSE A WALL MAP AS THEY PLAN THE EXERCISE. MS-
CIVIL DEFENSE UNITS MEET IN PLANNING ROOM. |
01:21:06 3028 |
MS- FINAL DETAILS ARE SETTLED AT A BOARD MEETING OF THE TOWN, ON THE MORNING OF THE ALERT.
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01:21:20 3042 |
CU- POLICEMAN BLOWS HIS WHISTLE AND RAISES HIS HAND TO STOP TRAFFIC AS THE ALARM SOUNDS. LS-
PEOPLE ABANDON THEIR CARS AND RUN TO SHELTERS. |
01:22:10 3092 |
MS- MOTORCYCLE POLICE DRIVE THROUGH THE DESERTED TOWN. LS- FIRE FIGHTERS PULL ON A LONG WATER HOSE
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01:22:34 3116 |
AERIAL- VIEW OF GREAT NECK AS SEEN THROUGH A TV PICTURE TAKEN BY ARMY SIGNAL CORP CAMERA IN PLANE FLYING OVER AREA.
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01:23:08 3150 |
MS- AS A RESULT OF THE TV PICTURES AN OFFICIAL AT HEADQUARTERS DIRECTS WORKERS AT THE SCENE. CU-
WOMEN WITH HEADPHONES GIVE INFO TO WORKERS AT SCENE. |
01:23:44 3186 |
MS- VOLUNTEERS CARRY MAN ON STRETCHER TO A TENTED FIRST AID STATION SET UP AT THE SCENE.
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01:24:04 3206 |
MS- 2 CLERGYMEN WEARING AIR RAID WARDENS HELMETS GIVE THEIR HELP.
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