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USMC Activities & Building Landing Strip, Palmyra Island, 1942
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #705. National Archives description: "1) MS Bulldozer & pan beach-head & men 2) MS Troops, palms, beach transports BG SV 3) S-CU Crane, landing barge, transport BG 4) MS & Pan Crane unloads steel runway mats 5) MS placing mats on ground & in trucks SV 6) GV Bulldozer & "Cat" levelling ground for runway 7) GV Soil S-CU Marine exhibits black soil 8) MS Pan Marines lay steel runway mats SV 9) MS S-CU Pile driver driving piles 10) MS trucks cross shallow stream, pan to pile driver 11) S-CU Pile driver, marines SV 12) MS Colors, palms BG 13) MS GV Marines, walk toward palms, pass Colors" National Archives Identifier: 75640 listed as "USMS Activities & Building Landing Strip, Palmyra Is., 1942" 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, World War II, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Engineering And Construction, United States. Marine Corps, Naval Air Station (Palmyra Atoll), WWII In Color
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