Newsreel: MacArthur Directs Victory At Lae / Paratroop Pincer

About this film

Extracted from Naval Photographic Center film # 2687 " Supplements To Navy In The Air PSL-719 " The activities of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment & Landing at Nadzab Sept 5, 1943. National Archives description:" 10) LS Soldiers going aboard LCI, en route to Lea, a Japanese base. 11) DA Soldiers go ashore at Australia, en route to New Guinea. 12) CU Gen. MacArthur and Gen. Ge Kenny. 13) CU Paratroopers being loaded into planes, to go over New Guinea territory.QUALITY(FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE OTHER SIDE) 14) AV Paratroopers lighting from plane. Opening parachutes fill the sky. 15) CU Supplies are parachuted from planes. 16) LS Plane (bomber) landing with front wheel and two motors dead. 17) CU Asst. Sec. War Patterson confers with Gen. MacArthur and Gen. Knutson. 18) CU Gen. MacArthur." National Archives Identifier: 76513 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, United States. Navy, Kenney, George C. (George Churchill), 1889-1977, Parachute Troops, United States. -- Army -- Parachute Infantry Regiment, 503rd, Newsreel, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea, B-17 Bomber, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, World War, 1939-1945, World War II, United States. Army Air Forces, Airdrop

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