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Civil Affairs on Guam Part 2

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8662 16mm REDUCTION INDEX NO. 1851 PRODUCED BY LOCATION DATE 3AC GUAM Dec 1944 NEGATIVE POSITIVE DUPL. NEG. MASTER 16MM 35MM LENGTH B/W B&W 790 317' SUBJECT: CIVIL AFFAIRS ON GUAM CROSS REFERENCE LS Coastline of Island, small lagoon in FG, LOCATION-Guam breakers on beach, sunken Japanese cargo TERRAIN-Coastline ship can be seen, approximately 144 ft. -Island long, only its super-structure and mast 11 -Lagoon heads are showing above water. Ship is 11 -Beach sunk just off the edge of a coral reef. DAMAGE TO-Ship MLS Breakers breaking on edge of coral reef, TERRAIN-Reef camera PANS inward to show breakers break-NAVY OFFICER-USN ing over reef, going in towards shore. MEDICINE-Medical Hut MS Breakers, camera PANNING from left to WEAPON-45 pistol right. UNIFORM-Khaki MS Japanese vessel laying off edge of reef, SALUTE-Hand sunk in about 20 ft. of water, wave MEDICINE-Corpsman breaking over same. " -Nurse LS Camp Commander, also Medical Officer, FOREIGNER-Native BUILDING-Hut QUALITY CONT'D HO NO. 3AC-35-201 REEL 1 of 6 INDEX NO. 1851 8662

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Collection

Records of the U.S. Marine Corps

Series

Films of Marine Corps Activities

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1944-12-01
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