GEN BERNARD L MONTGOMERY IN ENGLAND ; JAPANESE SUICIDE ISLAND OF LOS NEGROS, ADMIRALTY GROUP, BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO Part 1

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC 1720 ADC Soor Canadian Army Puge Card 1 of 2 1720-1 FILM: ARCH DN,APC MP, 808: ea Silent GEN BERNARD L MONTGOMERY IN ENGLAND (Canadian Army ftge) (no date) Seq: Gen Montgomery leaves locomotive at railroad station and enters limousine. Car travels to large outdoor parade ground where Gen Montgomery speaks to Canadian soldiers over microphone. Seq; Gen Montgomery enters Ice Hockey arena, shakes hands of members of opposing team and later presents medal to winning team. MCU, Gen Montgomery autographs programs. (underexposed). ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/lzw Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 Signal Corps 111 ADC 1720 ADC SOURCE: NRP & Canadian Army Ftge Card 2 of 2 1720-2 FILM: Arch DN & APC MP 808' ea Silent JAPANESE SUICIDE ISLAND OF LOS NEGROS Admiralty Group, Bismarck Archipelago (NR 227) 3-9 March 44 Travel shot from truck, piles of Japanese dead soldiers. CU, one dead Japanese soldier. VS, Seabees use bulldozers in reconstruction of Momote Airfield. CUs, US soldiers carry wounded on litter. MSs, soldiers run and take cover in foxholes. MS, soldiers on deck of LST. VS aboard LST, soldiers fire 40mm AA gun and 5" gun. Excellent sequence: Soldiers load and fire 81mm mortar in jungle. CU, medic attends wounded soldier. MCU, soldier carrying rifle and walkie-talkie races across ridge of jungle. CU, wounded soldiers are transported on LVT. A soldier grimaces with pain. CU, soldiers nail grave markers at burial grounds. Pan, burial grounds in jungle mud. LS, partially completed airport as B-25s taxi. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 AV, B-25s in flight over island. 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