LST NO 340 BOMBED BY JAPANESE OFF GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, SW PACIFIC Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 1842 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (B-12) 1842 FILM: Arch, DN & APC MP, 697' ea Silent LST NO 340 BOMBED BY JAPANESE OFF GUADALCANAL, Solomon Islands, SW Pacific 16 June 43 MSs, Pan from bow to stern, showing LST ablaze and trucks burning on deck. CUs, fire boat comes aside LST and plays hose upon burning ship. LSs, CUs, smoldering wreckage, trucks and other equipment on deck of LST. LS from land of burning ship at sea. Closer shots as camera nears ship. Excellent Seq: LST ablaze after bombing. Numerous craft spray hose on burning equipment. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities