ORMOC OPERATIONS, LEYTE GULF, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Part 3

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Signal Corps ADC 2932 111 SOURCE: AFCF (A-175) Card 1 of 2 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 865' ea Silent 2932-1 ORMOC OPERATIONS Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands 5-12 Dec 1944 MSs, troops of 77th Div fire 81mm mortar. LS, unloading activities on beach. VS, wrecked bldgs in Ormoc. MSs, M-8 motor carriage fires from ruins. Seq: troops replace radial engine in LVT using tree as frame to support chain box. Group of Filipinos watch as engine change is made. Seq: Wounded infantryman is transported across gulf by native sampam. Wounded soldier is unloaded and immediately given blood plasma by medics. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Signal Corps ADC 2932 111 SOUR CE: AFCF (A-175) Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 8651 ea Silent 2932-2 ORMOC OPERATIONS - CONT'D Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands 5-12 Dec 1944 - Cont'd vs, litter cases are treated in the field. After treatment, wounded are carried to jeep. VS, 305th Inf, 77th Div troops march past ruins as they advance. CU, soldier with monkey captured from Japanese. CU, captured Japanese soldier walks to jeep under guard. MSs, soldiers examine wrecked Japanese amphibious plane. HS, M-8 motor carriage, trucks, other vehicles and soldiers on muddy road. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek CENTE

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities