Army Evacuates Wounded Via Air, Guadalcanal 03/1943 + Henry Wallace Visits Panama

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film # 639. National Archives description: "1) MS interior: trans. plane, nurse inspects medicine. 2) S CU nurse with medicine. 3) GV MS men load stretcher cases into trans. plane. 4) S HS interior: plane, stretcher case comes aboard. 5) S CU nurse checks off wounded entering plane. 6) S CU in plane, nurse gives wounded water. 7) GV wounded in plane with nurse. 8) GV S CU nurse takes case history of wounded. 9) S CU 2nd LT Mae Olson. [ jpg ] 10) AV transport plane over mts. and water. 11) AV transport plane in flight, shoreline in BG (sv) 12) S CU nurse gives blood plasma to wounded man. 13) MS nurse placing pillow under head wounded man.good Vice President Henry Wallace visits Panama 1) MS Wallace at regional fair with panamanians. 2) MS PAA plane lands David Airport. 3) MS S HS S Wallace leaves plane, greeted by Breet, Adm Van Hook for Min. O. Fabrega. 4) S HS S CU Wallace speaks before Soc. of Bolivar. 5) S HS Wallace receives Soc of Bolivar medal. 6) S HS Wallace places wreathe on statue of Bolivar. 7) S CU Wallace talks to Pres. R. A. de La Guardia. 8) S CU shakes hands Panamanian Off. drives off. 9) MS S CU shakes hands with Pres. de La Guardia, walk…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Panama, World War II, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army Air Forces, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands -- Guadalcanal, Flight Nurse, United States. -- Army -- Transport Of Sick And Wounded, Guadalcanal, Battle Of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943, Van Hook, Clifford E. (Clifford Evans), 1886-1975, Transportation Of Patients -- History -- United States, United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Medical Air Evacuation, War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded, Brett, George H. (George Howard), 1886-1963, Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965

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