SOLOMON ISLANDS, ETC Reel 2 · Part 2

Description

Part 1, supplies and men board landing craft and ride to ships. Supplies are unloaded on a New Georgia beach as troops battle mud to advance equipment. Part 2 shows troop activities in the Volturno River Valley in Italy. Vehicles cross flooded streams and travel rough mountain roads. Artillery shells German positions. Wounded are carried down rough slopes. Engineers build a bridge on a mountain road. Streets in a rubbled town are cleared so vehicles can pass (Reel 2). Italian refugees travel roads. Vehicles cross pontoon bridges.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Bulletin" Program Series