Marine Landing, Bougainville, 11/01/1943

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #1180. National Archives description "1) MS Marines, trucks LCs on beach. 2) MS Marines chain-pass equipment LCs to beach. 3) MS On AP, signal flags. Men hoist them. Marines. 4) SHS LCs. AP underway with LCs alongside. 5) SHS Amp. tractor underway. Bow AP & LCs alongside. 6) HS Marines go over rail AP. Cff. on bridge. 7) GV LCs going to and from shore. 8) HS Amp. tractor is lowered. 9) SCU Adm. Wilkinson, Gen. Vandergrift & Gen. Harris on bridge-2V. 10) LS 3 APAs in column. 11) LS Beam DD. SCU Marines near rail BG. 12) LS APAs & DD fire on beach. 13) GV 20MM tracers fired at shore. 14) LS 2 DDs silhouetted. APA. 15) MS 3" gun & 20MM fire. LS 3 APAs in column, fire. 16) SHS 2 Marines hoist LCM over side s & LCs BG." National Archives Identifier: 75868 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Vandegrift, A. A. (Alexander Archer), 1887-1973, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, Wilkinson, Theodore Stark, 1888-1946, Landing Craft -- United States, Harris, Charles T. (Charles Tillman), 1884-1961, World War II, Tracked Landing Vehicles -- United States

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