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Starring Tyrone Power, the cavalcade of America sponsored by DuPont presents the Sidney Howard dramatic masterpiece, Yellow Jack. Today is Army Day, more significant than ever this year when the gallant saga of the American fighting man is being written every hour from Bataan in Australia, from Pearl Harbor in Salon. So it is especially fitting for us to recall on this day that the heroism of our time is the legacy of yesterday as well as the guarantee of tomorrow. It is a p…

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In Yellow Jack, the narrative centers on Major Walter Reed, portrayed by Tyrone Power, and his medical team stationed in Cuba during the summer of 1900. The U.S. Army has remained in Cuba after the war, but the soldiers are not merely waiting for orders; they are grappling with the deadly yellow fever epidemic that has begun to take its toll on their ranks. The atmosphere is heavy with tension as the men face the dual challenges of boredom and the ever-present threat of illness. Reed and his colleagues are determined to uncover the source of this mysterious disease, which has already claimed many lives and threatens to spread back to the United States.

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Cavalcade of America, Episode 273

Yellow Jack

Monday, April 6, 1942 · 27:49

Cavalcade of America, Episode 273

Yellow Jack

Monday, April 6, 1942 · 27:49

Summary

In Yellow Jack, Major Walter Reed and his team of doctors confront the deadly yellow fever epidemic in Cuba during the summer of 1900. They face immense pressure to find a cure while grappling with the disease's mysterious origins and the threat it poses to their homeland.

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  • 1942 — World War II: Adolf Hitler issues Fuhrer Directive No. 41 summarizing Case Blue, including the German Sixth Army's planned assault on Stalingrad.
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