INVASION OF GUAM, MARIANA ISLANDS Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 1646 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (3-D-83) 1646 FILM: Arch & APC MP 907' ea Silent INVASION OF GUAM, Mariana Islands D plus 6 to D plus 8 July 44 MS, wrecked Japanese tanks. MS, wrecked Japanese gun. CU, Japanese graves on island. MS, dead and maggotted bodies of Japanese soldiers. LS, Pan, former US Marine barracks destroyed by shellfire. CU, Marine plaque "US Marine Barracks Naval Station Guam". LS, US tanks and infantrymen move across open field. MSs, CUs, US soldiers rest and eat. MS, CUs, captured Japanese pony abandoned by retreating Japanese. LS, group of US soldiers move up hilly portion of island. vs, US soldiers speak with two natives of Guam. Short scene, US jeep with trailer and wounded soldier moves past camera. CU, wounded US soldier on litter. VS, troops rest in swampy jungle area. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/sj

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities