Landing Of Supplies: Camp Construction, Airfield, Marshall Islands, 02/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #1478. National Archives description "1) AVO Group of small islets, LST on beach, SBD-FG. 2) GV-Pan Native workers, APs, CLs anchored in bay-BG. 3) AVO-Pan Airstrip, many parked planes, LST & LCTs near pier. 4) AVL-Pan Airstrip-OX, APs, CLs, in lagoon. 5) HS Men load slings in LCM. 6) MS SCU Men assemble radar tower, bow LST approaches beach-SV. 7) HS Sling unloads AP to LCM; LCM tows raft. 8) GV Radar tower, grid turns, LCMs hit beach-SV. 9) SCU Soldier clears brush, Medical corpsmen bandage wounded-SV. 10) MS-Pan Men unload trucks in camp. 11) GV Men & trucks in tent area, MS 2 offs. study paper. 12) GV-Pan Tents in camp area; SCU Soldier carpenters work." National Archives Identifier: 76019 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 -- Campaigns -- Marshall Islands, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, Landing Craft -- United States, World War II

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