WHAT MAKES A BATTLE Part 1

Description

On the capture of Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, emphasizing the cost in lives and supplies. Reel 1, ships are loaded with supplies. Ships and carrier planes bombard the island. Suicide planes attack the ships. The 4th Marine Div. boards landing craft and lands on the island. Reel 2 contains many scenes of combat between Japanese troops and troops of U.S. Marines and the 7th Inf. Div. Wounded Americans receive aid. Shows Japanese dead and prisoners. Gen. Eisenhower urges the purchase of war bonds.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Treasury

Series

Moving Images Relating to Financial, Economic and Tax Policies