CO F PERIMETER OF THE 129TH INF REGT, ACTIVITIES ON BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 1588 111. SOURCE: AFCF (B-178) ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP 583' ea Silent 1588 CO F PERIMETER OF THE 129TH INF REGT ACTIVITIES ON BOUGA INVILLE Solomon Islands March 1944 MSs, LSs, US soldiers of Co A, 129th Inf Regt, 37th Inf Div advance thru heavy jungle growth in attack of Japanese held position. MSs, tanks of 754th Tank Bn, follow infantrymen in their attack. Excellent scenes, infantrymen crouched in jungle terrain, toss hand grenades and incendiaries at Japanese positions. MS, jeep which was hit by mortar shell burns. Excellent combat scene, blood plasma is given to wounded US soldier. Sulfa drugs are sprinkled into hip and thigh wounds of soldier. Numerous scenes, medics move fwd under fire to reach wounded men. Wounded are placed on litters and carried to awaiting medic jeeps. CU, burned body of Japanese soldier near burning supply dump. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/sj Record Group 111 Accession III - NAV - 210

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities