The Story of Dr. Wassell

Dr. Corydon M. Wassell (Gary Cooper), a missionary doctor from Arkansas, becomes a US Navy doctor during World War II and is sent to care for twelve American soldiers badly wounded during Japanese strafing of cruisers in the Dutch East Indies. Wassell ignores advice to abandon his patients and manages to care for them while leading them through the jungle until they can be evacuated by boat to Australia, saving their lives.