INVASION OF RANGOON, RANGOON, BURMA ; LANDING ON TARAKAN, INDONESIAN BORNEO Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 4149 SOURCE: AFCF Card 1 of 2 111 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 907' ea Silent ADC Record Group 111 4149-1 Accession III-NAV-210 INVASION OF RANGOON Rangoon, Burma 30 Apr - 3 May 45 (LR-79) Note: Some of the Indian troops are carrying suitcases. Dusk shots, LCAs (British LCTs) en route on Rangoon River during heavy rainstorm. VS, troops of the 26th Indian Div disembark on west bank of river. LSs (semi-silhouetted), troops jump off LCAs into knee-deep water. VS, disembarking of troops, unloading of equipment and advancement of Indian troops across open field. LS, Pan from edge of beach to convoy vessels in river. VS, soldiers attempt to push LCA free after it runs aground. LS from beach, Indian soldier waves flag directing a beaching LCI. Head-on shot, LCI moves toward camera. Head-on shots, 26th Indian troops disembark from LCI and wade thru knee-deep water. CUs, 15th Indian Independent Corps troops disembarking from LCI. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/es Signal Corps ADC 4149 SOURCE: AFCF Card 2 of 2 111 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 907' ea Silent ADC 4149-2 INVASION OF RANGOON (Cont'd) Rangoon, Burma 30 Apr-3 May 45(Cont'd) LR- 79 Excellent scenes, Indian troops disembarking from landing craft, jump from edge of boat to water. Many fall into water. Seq: LCT beaches and tanks disembark. (Note: Some of the Indian troops are carrying suitcases. ) LANDING ON TARAKAN Indonesian Borneo 30 Apr 45 (A-285) LSs, P-38s bomb and strafe jetty area. LSs, fires caused by bombing of area. LSs, LCVPs heading toward Red Beach. MS aboard LCVP; an Australian soldier using handie-talkie. LS, destroyers offshore firing guns, smoke rises in distance. Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/es

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities