American Indians of the 158th INF, 2nd BN at Arawe, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, No Date Part 1

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC 796 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (A-133) 796 FILM: Archives DN & APC MP₂ Silent, 898' AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE 158TH INF, 2ND BN AT ARAWE, NEW BRITAIN BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, NO DATE MS, American soldier lies in foxhole; another man kneels at edge, talks into telephone. MS, Sgt briefs squad at diagram on ground. VS, patrol moves out and carefully advances across open area in jungle. MS, team fires 30cal water-cooled MG. MS, messenger runs twd camera, VS, men eat from kits; others smoke, rest, andtalko Seq: Company Comd calls a runner, writes a message, and sends the runner off with it. VS, 60mm mortar crew fire. Short Seq: Riflemen rush out from behind trees, take cover in dugout and fire. VS, soldiers clear brush from area in jungle. (Exposures very poor) Seq: Col and soldier cautiously advance; soldier pays out line of wire reaching a certain point and then takes cover. Soldier connects telephone to wire, Col checks map and talks into phone. CUs, MSs, two soldiers on guard duty silhouetted against the sky. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY FB/ke 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