UNITED STATES FORCES TAKE OVER KWAJALEIN WWII Reel 2 · Part 4

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Summary: Reel 1: Seventh AAF personnel and supplies leaving Peral Harbor enroute to Kwajalein during World War II. Shows also unloading of various supplies at Kwajalein Island, first landings after taking Island, cleanup of ruins, debris, and dead bodies, building of runways, native inhabitants, GIs surf bathing, attending religious services, and American cemetery. (7th Air Force). 1) CU deck scenes, personnel looking over side. 2) MS boat, men along rails -- in bg can be seen cranes and mountains. 3) DS on small boat. 4) MS of harbor. 5) DS on interior of small boat, three men seated in same, one man steering. 6) MS of lifeboat being raised from water to be placed inside of ship. 7) LS of large ocean liner coming into harbor, in fg line of men standing along rail. 8) CU PS from head to foot of hospital ship. 9) MLS of harbor. 10) CU group of military men shooting dice. 11) CU deck showing bills lying on same, dice falling near bills. 12) CU men standing in chow line. 13) CU men seated in jeep eating. (Jeep is loaded on ship.) 14) CU line of men waiting to wash hands. (These men are located on ship.) In some scenes you can see ba1ance of convoy. 15) Dusk scene of ship underway, shows silhouette of side of ship and people. 16) RV of two military men leaning on rail as sun sets. 17) MS group of GIs in fg, is crap game. l7) CU faces of some of the GIs on ship. 19) CU military man in fatigues reading aloud from paper. 20) CU group of military men all looking in one direction, attentive. 21) MS jeeps loaded on deck of cargo ship which is underway. 22) CU white caps on ocean as seen from deck of ship underway. 23) LS across water to battleship, in fg anti-aircraft gun position. 24) Deck scene showing heavy motorized equipment loaded on ship. 25) LS across water to island. Closer view of shoreline of island showing American flag full mast on what appears to be observation tower at left of scene. 26) MLS of convoy. 27) LS an LCR coming in towards shore. 28) LS shoreline showing troops on shore. 29) CU LCR. 30) MCU four tanks. 31) MS across area showing tanks at right of scene -- tent area in far bg, military men in fg. 32) CU tank. 33) CU RV of tank. 34) MS gun emplacement, thicket in bg. 35) MS military man on beach manning guns, looking for snipers. 36) MCU American tanks, military personnel around same, body lying in fg. 37) MCU nose of LST showing the unloading procedure of mobile crane, road scraper. 38) MCU mobile crane as it drives up beach. 39) CU truck as military man attempts to repair engine. 40) MLS damaged barracks, barricades. 41) CU soldier pushing a two wheel cart through debris. 42) LS across field which will possibly be new airfield, partly cleared. 43) MS demolished Japanese aircraft, soldiers inspecting same, palm trees in bg. 44) FV demolished Japanese aircraft, jeep at right of frame. 45) CU gun emplacement, US soldiers inspecting same -- gun is partially covered with canvas. 46) MS road scraper, camera pans across area which was formerly battleground showing complete ruins; camera pans along shoreline showing pup tents and various activities of military personnel -- cleanup procedure. 47) CU nose section of the LSU crane, unloading barrels of oil from same -- camera pans with crane as it places four drums of oil in truck. 48) MLS LST with front ramp open. 49) MCU temporary dock extending out to LST showing the unloading of road scrapers and ditch digger from same. 50) CU heavy equipment being driven up beach. 51) CU Japanese prisoners, RV and SV, some are wounded. 52) CU Japanese prisoners seated on ground sparingly clothed, some naked. 53) CU FV of prisoners walking along beach. 54) MLS LST, crew members unloading equipment from same. 55) MS dead bodies lying on sand -- some lying on stretchers covered with clothing. 56) MS caterpillared tractor pulling trailer up beach. 57) CU unloading heavy equipment by means of caterpillar tractor. 58) MS of the constructing and fastening together of a portable dock which is being erected to extend out to an LST. 59) CU chaining of dock parts together. 60) CU group of Marines clearing away dead bodies, handling them with canvas and prongs. 61) CU of partly decayed body, Marines spraying same. 62) CU of decayed body lying on slab, Marines covering same with sheets. 63) LS across supply dump, harbor and part of island in far bg -- camera pans to left across supply dump area, various activities around same -- camera pans over to pup tent area. 64) CU of main body of crane showing wire cables around spool. 65) MLS of crane-like apparatus transporting barrels of oil from one place to another. 66) CU of end of crane, Marine fastening wire to hook on crane. 67) MCU detail of Marines inspecting ruins on island. 68) CU group of Marines salvaging pieces of clothing out of pile. 69) MS of ruins in harbor. 70) MS of ruins on island. 71) MCU of ruins showing large group of dead bodies in fg. 72) MLS across ruins of island, some parts of ruins still burning. 73) CU gun emplacement which seems to be a cave showing a Marine coming out of cave. 74) MLS construction activities on Kwajalein Island. 75) CU road rollers. 76) CU Marines bringing in Japanese prisoners. 77) MCU RV of chaplin deliverying service, in fg RV of military men, in bg large truck. 78) LS across ruins on island. 79) CU damaged Japanese cannon. 80) CU railroad engine among ruins. 81) CU ruins of large gasoline tanks, barrack-type buildings in bg. 82) CU large pile of dead bodies. 83) CU of scraper in operation. 84) CU of road scraper as it pushes rubbish into ocean. 85) CU of Marine as he chops down tree. 86) CU interior of boat showing the fastening of hook of crane onto planks of landing mat. Several scenes of the unloading of the landing mat from boat to shore by means of crane. 87) CU loading of the landing mat onto truck bed, Marine places wire cable back onto hook. Repeat of same scene. 88) CU RV of Marines driving flat-bed truck away from boat. Repeat of same scene. 89) CU of Marine backing empty flat bed truck up to LST. 90) MCU of Marine backing flat-bed truck loaded with landing mats up toward camera, raises bed and emptys load. 91) CU Marines filling water jugs. 92) CU same scene. 93) CU raising of anti-aircraft gun. 94) MLS anti-aircraft gun, Marines operating same. 95) CU large radar equipment in operation. 96) ECU Marines operating directional finder. 97) MS same scene. 98) CU large searchlight, Marines cleaning same. 99) CU Marines getting boxes of supplies, carrying them away from camera. Written on sides of boxes, "Ration 10-1". 100) LS across area showing large group of gasoline drums. 101) CU stacking of drums. 102) CU large pump with hose extended out into ocean. 103) CU end of hose filling large tank with water. 104) CU large equipment which purifies water. 105) CU GI filling canteen with water from hose, in bg hose filling large tanks. 106) MCU group of Marines taking baths in ocean. 107) LS across supply dump showing stacks of boxes and crates, Marines working in the area. 108) MS LST in harbor. 109) MS two LCR's parked on beach, crane in far bg. 110) MS beach. Reel 2: 1) CU military man moving water drums. 2) CU the manual loading of water drums on trucks. 3) CU transferring water from small drums to large tanks. 4) CU same scene. THE WORK OF SURFACING AND GRADING THE RUNWAY PROGRESSED SWIFTLY. 5) MS shovel transferring dirt to dump truck, truck drives away from camera. 6) MS dump truck unloading dirt. 7) MS scraper in operation. 8) CU surveyer at work. 9) MLS scrapers scraping sand from ocean up onto beach. JAPANESE TANK TRAP IS FILLED. 10) CU dump truck un1oading dirt. 11) CU scraper in operation. Several scenes -- LS, MS and CU of construction of airfield on Kwajalein. THE TASK OF UNLOADING SUPPLIES WAS AN ARDUOUS ONE. 12) LS out over ocean showing line of ships on skyline. 13) CU moving boxes of supplies and placing them in large net. 14) CU as net is lifted from ship to another boat. 15) CU stacking of crates in net a fastening hook on net. 16) CU unloading of the LSU by means of crane; transferring supplies from LSU to truck. 17) Severa1 CU and MS's of transferring of supplies in supply dump; transferring of crates, bombs, etc, unloading of crates from truck. Written on side of crate, "90mm Gun Ammunition". 18) LS across area to supply dump, large gasoline truck drives across in fg. 19) MLS across gasoline dump. UNDERGROUND GASOLINE STORAGE WAS INSTALLED. 20) CU tanks part underground. THE COMMAND POST WAS OF STRONG PALM LOG CONSTRUCTION. 21) Several scenes of stacking logs on end and on top of each other to construct quarters. DEAD SPACE BETWEEN THE WALLS WAS FILLED WITH CORAL SAND. 22) CU shoveling of sand from truck into shelter. SETTING UP SCR 575 HOMING RADIO UNIT. 23) Several scenes showing the assembling of the radio unit. 24) CU radio operator testing controls. RADAR UNITS WERE PROTECTED BY SANDBAG REVETMENTS. 25) ECS radar screen in operation. 26) CU same scene. 27)CU military men filling sandbags. A DANGEROUS FIRE DEVELOPMENT IN A JAPANESE AMMUNITION DUMP. 28) CU smoke rising from ground. 29) LS Japanese dump, smoke rising from ground in immediate bg. 30) CU scraper in operation. 31) CU scraper pushing dirt over on fires to smother same; group of GI's shoveling dirt on fires. 32) CU military man manning a hose. MANY INTERESTING NATIVES WERE FOUND ON NEIGHBORING ISLANDS. 33) LS native girls standing in doorway in grass skirt costumes. 34) CU GIs star gazing at same. 35) LS natives getting water from well. 36) CU native women washing. 37) CU native giving child a bath. 38) CU native taking a husk from a coconut. SOLDIERS AND NATIVES SHARE THE SAME CH0W LINE. 39) CU line of natives and soldiers in chow line. 40) CU natives getting mess kits filled. 41) CU GIs washing their mess kits. A DIP IN THE SURF HELPED WASH OFF SOME OF THE KWAJALEIN DIRT. 42) MT-men walking toward beach. 43) MLS soldiers taking a bath in ocean. 44) MS military man walking toward tent area. CHURCH SERVICES OF ALL DENOMINATIONS WERE REGULARLY HELD IN THE FEILD. 45) CU Chaplin as he delivers service. 46) MS same scene. AMERICAN CEMETERY ON CARLOS ISLAND, KWAJALEIN DIRT. 47) MS cemetery, American flag flying full mast. OUR LAST VIEW OF KWAJALEIN ISLANDS, 20 FEBRUARY. 48) ADS Kwajalein Island. Camera pans over to harbor area showing ships in same. Good

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities