Target - Japan 1944

About this film

United States Navy film # MN-4987 Target - Japan National Archives description "On the Pacific War, 1943-1944. Reel 1, Adm. King diagrams the strategic situation in 1943. U.S. troops land on Eniwetok. Task Force 58 moves into the Marianas and Saipan is invaded. Troops advance on Guam. Reel 2, Sec. of the Navy Forrestal describes the logistical problems caused by lengthening our supply lines and shortening those of the Japanese. Cites the need for increased production." National Archives Identifier: 13060 http://research.archives.gov/description/13060

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

United States. Navy, Forrestal, James, 1892-1949, WWII, King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Marshall Islands, World War, 1939-1945, World War II, Saipan, Battle Of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Saipan, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Guam, Task Force 58

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