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Landing At Kiska
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #10286. National Archives description: "1) MS Beach scenes; LCT and LCM up against beach; soldiers moving equipment about. SV 2) MCU Caterpillar tractor dragging two sleds; sleds are loaded with mortar ammunition. 3) MCU Soldiers pulling on lines, pulling field piece up side of mountain. 4) MCU Soldier digging foxhole while other soldiers with full packs climb up mountain. SV 5) MCU Kiska; tractors on beach towing mortar ammunition on sleds. 6) MCU Soldiers pulling on lines; another soldier is seen dragging field piece across stream and starting up side of mountain. 7) MCU Soldiers with full packs, crossing beach and starting up side of mountain. 8) MCU Caterpillar tractor pulling sled with mortar ammunition. 9) MCU Soldiers carrying mortar ammunition coming out of LCT. 10) MCU Two sleds being towed by caterpillar tractor. 11) MCU Soldiers carrying gasoline cans out of LCM and stacking them on sleds. 12) MCU Sled loaded with gasoline cans being towed by caterpillar tractor. 13) MCU Soldier's feet as they wade through muddy water on beach. 14) MCU PAN; gasoline cans stacked in storage dump. 15) MCU Soldiers cleaning 30 cal. machine guns. 16) MS Beach s…
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Alaska -- Aleutian Islands
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