Video Parts (6 across 2 reels)
This clip is Reel 2, Part 1 of a 6-part film. Watch from the beginning
THE WAR, NO. 3 Reel 2 · Part 1
Description
The original production summary sheet reads as follows: Reel 1, Part 1, troops at Camp Johnston, Fla., abandon equipment while swimming, jump from towers, and swim under burning oil. Part 2 contrasts prewar N.Y.C. traffic and bright lights with wartime blackout conditions. Cars are stored because of the gas shortage; consumers use ration books for food. Part 3, Russian troops use sleds, eat at field kitchens, and snipe at Germans. Reel 2, Part 1 describes V-mail procedures: cutting, microfilming, transport, photographic enlargement, and processing. Part 2, Gen. Vandegrift describes the Guadalcanal campaign. Shows the landing, brief combat scenes, and Japanese prisoners.
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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer