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

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC 2881 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (Project 3808) 2881 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 670' ea Silent "WESTWARD IS BATAAN" Aboard USS Nashville, INVASION OF HOLLANDIA, NEW GUINEA, Apr 1944 CU, sailors set suitcases on deck. MSs, CUs, officer in ship's cabin looks at photo portraits of three women and one child. MS, crew members seated on deck at ship concert. CU, feet of seamen moving with rhythm of music. CUs, pianist and saxophonist. LS, band performs on deck. MSs, Gen Douglas Mac Arthur salutes Honor Guard as he comes aboard. FS, Gen walks along deck. MSs, RVs, Gen Mac Arthur and other officers watch shore at Aitape from bridge. MS, 6" guns of Nashville are fired. Various LSs, smoke rising from beach at Hollandia. LSs, ships at anchor off coast. (Scratches) Ext LSs, unidentified, small group of US dive bombers in flight. (Underexposed) ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities