"WESTWARD IS BATAAN," INVASION OF HOLLANDIA, NEW GUINEA Part 2

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC 2847 ADC 2847-1 SOURCE: AFCF (Proj 3808) Card 1 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 796' ea Silent "WESTWARD IS BATAAN' INVASION OF HOLLANDIA New Guinea April 1944 LS, mountainous shore line with column of smoke rising from shell hits. Short scene, seaplane lands and taxis toward ship. MSs aboard LCVP, Lt Gen Walter B Krueger, Lt Gen Robert L Eichelberger ( wearing camouflaged helmet) and GenDouglas Mac Arthur with other officers in craft. LS, Pan, landing craft in convoy. Various HSs, bulldozer at work clearing beach area, landing craft beaching, men using conveyor belt to unload supplies and other general activities during landing. MSs, two LCVPs flying US flags under way in extremely rough waters. MSs, LCVP beaches, jeep is driven ashore. Record Group 111 MS, unloading of ammunition from landing craft. Accession Number III-NAV-210 LS, troops move thru jungle, cross swampy, muddy ground. (Thin negative. ) Excellent scenes, soldiers moving thru swampy jungle, pass bogged-down tank. A sol slips and falls in mud. Signal Corps ADC 2847 111 SOURCE: AFCF (Proj 3808) Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 796' ea Silent 2847-2 "WESTWARD IS BATAAN" (Cont'd) INVASION OF HOLLANDIA (Cont'd) New Guinea April 1944 (Cont'd) MS, M-8 motor carriage moves thru jungle. CU, revolving tank treads stuck in mud. MCU, soldiers in circle play with small monkey. Seq: Gen Mac Arthur tours area with party of officers including Lt Gens Krueger and Eichelberger, Maj Gen Frederick A Irving and Brig Gen James A Lester. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/es

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities