ORMOC AND MINDORO IDLANDS, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Part 3

Description

Signal Corps ADC 2928 111 SOURCE: AFCF (A-176) Card 1 of 2 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 892' ea Silent 2928-1 OR.MOC AND MINDORO ISLANDS Philippine Islands; 15 Dec 1944 Short scene, 77th Div troops land in Ormoc Bay. MS, bridge wrecked by Japanese. M and LSs, white phosphorus, high explosive shells land on Japanese positions. L to MSs, medics evacuate wounded under fire. Medics carrying litter race across open terrain. VS, medics evacuate the 305th and 77th Div wounded from atop M-8 motor carriage. Wounded are given first aid in the field. MLSs, MSs, medics protected by M=8 motor carriage evacuate wounded. LSs, troops using flame throwers attack huts and other positions occupied by Japanese. VS, troops unload 81mm and 105mm shells from LCM and stack them upon beach. LSs, CUs, MSs, soldiers at work in surf unload ammunition and artillery pieces from landing craft. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, ЦС 1, NY ERB/ek Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 Signal Corps ADC 2928 111 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (A-176) Card 2 of 2 2928-2 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 892' ea Silent ORMOC AND MINDORO ISLANDS - CONT'D Philippine Islands; 15 Dec 1944 - Cont'd MSs, CUs, soldiers dig emplacement for 40mm AA gun, set it up on beach. MSs, MCUs, soldiers bathe at water fountain in center of Ormoc. Short scene, LVT pulls into position on island. MSs, several soldiers search native huts in Ormoc, looking for snipers. MLS, first contingent of troops of 77th Div enter Ormoc. MCU, MS, Filipino civilians return to Ormoc after occupation by US troops. 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