Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 9/18/1947-2/28/1964 (Most Recent)<br />Series: Film Bulletins, ca. 1939 - ca. 1945<br />Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985<br /><br />Production Date: 1944<br /><br />Scope & Content: Reel 1 shows medical preparations in England prior to the invasion. Medical materiel and supplies are collected. The evacuation scheme is described, explaining functions at the general hospital area, the transit hospital area, and the holding area. Corpsmen attend wounded during the invasion. Jeeps and LSTs are used in evacuation. Stresses the importance of routing evacuation ships to prevent jamming. Reel 2, aid men follow the battle inland and administer plasma and drugs. A collecting station and a clearing station are shown. A field evacuation hospital is quickly set up.<br /><br />Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road<br />College Park, MD 20740-6001<br />Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: [email protected]<br /><br />National Archives Identifier: 24540<br />Local Identifier: 111-FB-146<br /><br /><a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24540" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24540</a>