AMERICAN INFANTRY TROOPS, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SW PACIFIC OCEAN, SOLOMON ISLANDS Part 1

Description

Signal Corps ADC 1698 111 SOURCE: AAF 1069 ADC 1698 FILM: ARCH DN & APC MP, 611' ea Silent AMERICAN INFANTRY TROOPS BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SW PACIFIC OCEAN, Solomon Islands, 11 March 1944 VS, jeeps with litter cases make their way along jungle roads over rough terrain. Short scenes, MSs, edge of hill as soldiers set up loudspeaker. CU, Japanese-American soldier broadcasts to enemy troops. VS, transfer of ammunition from half-track to dump area. Excellent scenes, litter cases and wounded are carried or aided to first-aid tents. Litters are carried over rough jungle terrain. Pan from rear, US soldiers in jungle terrain fire upon Japanese positions. In fg is dead US soldier. MS, dead Japanese soldier. Excellent scenes, soldiers attack Japanese position with flame thrower. In bg, smoke rises from fires caused by flame thrower. Record Group 111 MSs, CUs, dead Japanese soldiers in foxhole. Accession Number III-NAV-210 HS, Pan, jungle road as half-tracks and jeeps move twd camera. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/lzw

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities