PHILIPPINE OPERATIONS GREEN BEACH, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE OPERATIONS Part 3

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 2987 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (A-174) Card 1 of 2 2987-1 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 946' ea Silent PHILIPPINE OPERATIONS GREEN BEACH, LEYTE, Philippine Islands; 20 Oct 44 Seq: first wave of troops goes ashore on Green Beach and are greeted by natives. CUs, soldiers give cigarettes to native. CUs, soldier with handie-talkie radio on beach. MCUs, crew operates SCR-284, hand-cranked switchboard. MCU, native cuts open coconut for soldier. CU, soldier drinks milk from coconut. MSs, patrol moves thru Molopolo village. Two riflemen and one BAR man enter village school. Record Group 111 Accession Number I II-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Signal Corps 111 ADC 2987 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (A-174) Card 2 of 2 2987-2 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 946' ea Silent PHILIPPINE OPERATIONS - CONT'D GREEN BEACH, LEYTE Philippine Islands; 20 Oct 1944 - Cont'd MCU, officer speaks to guerillas. MS, native woman gives drink to soldiers. Seq: troops unload 60mm ammo and cloverleaf containers from LCVs on beach. CU, dusk shot, soldiers dig foxholes in jungle area. LS, Town Hall bldg of Tiloan. Seq: Mayor of village and natives raise US flag on Town Hall. Seq: Soldiers climb landing nets into LCVs. In bg, LCM is lowered into water. Seq: Soldiers climb down nets, go ashore on Panon Island. Seq: Soldiers are greeted by natives as they come ashore on Panon. 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