"WESTWARD IS BATAAN", PAPATALIA PLANTATION ADMIRALTY ISLANDS, BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA Part 1

Description

Signal Corps ADC 3771 DC SOURCE: AFCF (Proj 3808) 7771 FILM: Arch MP & APC MP, 875' Silent "WESTWARD IS BATAAN", Papatalia Plantation Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Territory of New Guinea; 25 May 1944 Seq: Soldiers passing shells to three batteries firing 81mm mortars in jungle. MSs, RVs, crews firing tracer shells into jungle from 30 cal MG. MSs, tracers heading into trees. MS, soldiers lying on their stomachs in jungle. They raise themselves, throw hand grenades and after explosion move fwd. vs, soldiers firing MGs, raking trees for snipers. Seq: Soldiers rise from undergrowth and advance firing their weapons into jungle. MS, soldier firing 30 cal MG from hip. MCU, soldier firing sub MG into trees. CU, soldier crawling in jungle, stops and fires rifle from behind tree. MSs, soldiers firing 60mm mortar in jungle. LS, 30 cal MG crew and riflemen advancing and then dropping to ground in dense jungle. MCU, soldiers put MG into position and commence firing. MSs, riflemen advancing along creek in jungle suddenly run for cover and begin to fire their rifles. Shell bursts in fg. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE., LIC 1, NY MS/sj

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities