U.S. Troops And Supplies Land, Establish Beachhead; 155mm Shore Battery In Action, Rendova ; Planes Shot Down Off Saipan

About this film

United States Naval Photographic Center film #4268. National Archives description "1) LS Looking toward bay; landing craft in water. 2) MS LST on beach; Marines and supplies on beach in fg; debris on beach; PAN to more debris, Army trucks, palm trees. 3) MCU Dead Japanese lying on ground; mask lying beside body. 4) MS Four men walking toward dead Jap. 5) MCU Dead Japanese lying on ground, face up. 6) MCU As before; American soldiers looking at body. 7) MS Marines looking at dead Japanese lying on ground (SV). 8) MS Marines with packs, marching toward jungle. 9) LS Two columns of smoke rising from other side of island. 10) MS Two men digging foxhole beside machine gun; men watching in bg. 11) MS Three men digging foxholes (SV). 12) MS Men laying communication wiring; other men carrying shell cases. 13) MLS Men on small hill in jungle, digging foxholes. 14) LS Overall of the beach; men standing by small hut and 40MM gun. 15) MS 40MM gun crew training gun. 16) MS Men working on 40MM gun. 17) MS Looking down beach, LVT comes onto beach from water. 18) MS LVT coming onto beach. 19) MS LVT loaded with soldiers, coming onto beach; Marines standing on beach. 20) MS 75MM howitzer going arou…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, Japanese, Hellcat (Fighter Plane), Landing Craft -- United States, Hien (Fighter plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands -- Rendova, Nisei, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands -- Munda, World War II, Guns, 155-mm -- United States, Tracked Landing Vehicles -- United States, United States. -- War Department. -- Military Intelligence Service, Guns, 40-mm -- United States, United States. -- Army -- Infantry Division, 43rd, World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American

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