PT Boats Cover Landing On Biak Island, 08/17/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #5200 not in the greatest shape. National Archives description "1) MCU Machine gunner on PT strafes beach.2) GV PT & Coast Guard boats strafe beach--very shaky.3) GV LCMs underway to beach.4) LS Troops debark LCMs to beach.5) MCU Gen. Edwin Zundell.6) MCU Lt. (jg) H.G. Young & Lt. R. J. Koenig.7) GV MS Natives in canoe talk to PT crew.8) MS Tracers strafe beach.9) MS PT strafes beach, bow on view.10) GV Ships & PTs lying off shore.11) MS PTs & LCTs underway.12) MS Men unload supplies from beach to LCM-SV.QUALITY: GENERALLY GOOD, SOME SHAKY." National Archives Identifier: 77396 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 -- Naval Operations, American, Biak Island, Battle of, Indonesia, 1944, Torpedo-boats -- United States, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western New Guinea, Landing Craft -- United States, World War II, United States. Coast Guard, Zundel, Edwin A.

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