Marine Corps Activity At Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 12/1942

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #4220. National Archives description "1) MS-CU Group of men hold flags, Japanese trophies, Col. Carlson BG. 2) CU Man with whiskers, tatoo; Col. Carlson. 3) MS-CU Marines with Natives-SV; natives" faces. 4) GV Col, Carlson in camp, jeeps, etc. BG. 5) GV-CU-MS Ammunition dump, F4F nosed over, Japanese coastal gun. 6) LS-CU Men march across bridge, beach scene, men at Japanese AK BG. 7) MS LCVPs & rhino unload, natives handle gasoline drums-SV. 8) GV-MS Henderson field, flight strip, officers look at map FG. 9) MS-CU B-17 taxis, in flight; men weld & lay pipe lines. 10) MS Marching Japanese prisoners; evacuating wounded on stretchers. 11) GV-Pan Beach scenes, men board LCs, leave beach-SV. 12) MS-SCU Col. Carlson & group of officers, men with Japanese souvenirs. 13) MS-SCU Truck pulls 1000 lb. bomb train, ammo. dump-SV. 14) MS Men handle, load supplies." National Archives Identifier: 76999 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 -- Solomon Islands -- Guadalcanal, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands, Carlson, Evans Fordyce, 1896-1947, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Marine Corps, World War II, Hellcat (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, B-17 Bomber, United States. -- Coast Guard -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners And Prisons, American, Prisoners Of War -- United States

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