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MARINES INVADE CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW BRITAIN Part 1
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1) GV Marines advance cautiously thru wooded area.2) MS SCU Men lay communication wire; fire 2" mortar-SV.3) MS SCU Med. tank advances, fires, men follow.4) GV Men fix bayonets; CU Tank operator enters tank.5) SCU Men shoulder-deep in swamp carry gear.6) GV Men & tank "advance"; tracers in marshy clearing-SV.7) GV Marines "advance", fire rifles on marshy terrain.8) MS SCU Wrecked Japanese planes, dive bomber-SV.9) MS New Zealander. MS-Pan A-20 passes over.10) MS SCU Marines attend wounded; wrecked twin Japanese bomber, Zero-SV.11) SCU MS Marines fire 80MM mortar (practice); inspect Japanese planes & Japanese 75 AA.12) SCU CU Maj. Gen. Rupertus washes feet in surf. Mr. Crotchett with camera.13) MS SCU Maj. Gen. Rupertus & Gen. Krueger.
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General Records of the Department of the Navy
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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities
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