U.S. Army Training Film " the Chemical Decontamination Company " Chemical Warfare 11224 (1954)

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This black & white U.S. Army educational/training film is about the Chemical Decontamination unit if it is needed during chemical warfare. The film was part of a series of training films about Chemical, Biological and Radiological weapons -- or CBR. The copyright is 1954. Opening titles: The United States Army presents The Chemical Decontamination Company (:09-:27). Jets go really fast in formation before trailing off and dropping chemicals - this is chemical warfare. Newspaper headlines: Russia Clams H Bomb, UN studies Germ warfare, Added funds for civil defense, New atom tests announced, committee studies gas peril. The exterior of the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Missiles are fired into the air. Lots of smoke. Bombs detonated in the distance - smoke pules are seen. A soldier rubs a gauze onto himself. Soldier decontaminates his tank. A jet bomber lands. Aerial shot of rail yard. Rail yard (:28-3:29). Soldiers stand besides their vehicles. A soldier surveys to make sure the radiation is not a threat, he wears a gas mask. A soldier with a gas mask walks. Bleach and water is a mixture poured into a truck. Soldiers shovel dirt and bleach in a wooded area while wearing gas masks. This is put into pails. Nude men are decontaminated by shower and hoses. Men hose down a shed on fire. Soldiers walk down a dirt road (3:30-5:56). A soldier talks to the chemical section. A map is looked at and a hand circles something on the map. The soldier salutes and leaves. Soldiers discuss the…

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16 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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