PHILIPPINE OPERATIONS, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Part 2

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Signal Corps ADC 3189 DC SOURCE: AFCF (A-182) 189FILM: ARCH & APC MP 914' ea Silent PHILIPPINE OPERATIONS Leyte, Philippine Islands 22 Oct 44 MSs, dead Japanese on island. HSs, Japanese dead are placed side by side in long burial trench. FS, vehicle is lowered on elevator of LST. VS, unloading of vehicles and gasoline drums from LST. vs, native girl of Tilon is treated by US medic and Philippine nurses. LS, convoy in harbor. MS, gun crew aboard ship lying at anchor. Short scene, card game aboard ship. vs, Leyte civilians carrying their few belongings to compound area near beach. MSs, soldier atop mass of water cans fills them. LS, barges and LSTs unloading near Violet No. 2 Beach, Leyte. Shot made from ramp of LST: vehicles unload, drive thru water and onto beach. LS, single ship anchored off harbor, landing craft in water near by. Pan, devastation to island. MCU, jeeps, tanks and other vehicles travel over extremely muddy terrain. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/es

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities