Commander of U.S. 2nd Marine Raider Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson and his battalion on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. A Marine makes a dirt map. Natives stand. Colonel Carlson waves at the leaving jeep. Jeeps arrive at camp. A truck loaded with Marines pulls away. USMC (United States Marine Corps) F4F fighter nosed over. U.S. Marines at shore of island beach offloading supplies received by ship.
U.S. Marines at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War 2. Marines at a coastal gun on Tulagi. Marines march across a bridge. The Marines on a beach. AK (Cargo Ship) in the background. Landing craft beached. 1st Marine Division departing from Lunga beach.
U.S. Marines at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) are unloaded on a beach. Natives handle gasoline drums. The natives load the drums on a truck.
U.S. Marines in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. Landing craft loaded with Marines leave beach. Marines board landing craft. Bearded Marines on the beach. Marines march on the beach to embark landing crafts.
Animated map of Philippines and Guam. Pre-war scenes of buildings in Philippines before Japanese attack. Flag waving from a building in Manila, Philippines. Filipino civilians running on streets and Japanese planes bombing in Manila during World War II. Fire on a house due to bombing. Scenes of devastated houses. Christ's statue dropped on ground in a church. A bell on the church. An animated map of Pacific region and focuses on Australia. Scene of General Douglas MacArthur. American troops gathered in an Australian port. Japanese attack by air at Port Moresby. U.S. troops debarking. Anti-aircraft guns firing in Midway Island. Admiral Chester W Nimitz decorates heroes of the battle of Midway. Scenes of ships in sea. A plane and some U.S. troops on boats. Scene of U.S. troops in jungle. Animated map of Solomon Islands. U.S. flag on a ship. Fighters and land-based Army bombers fly in air. Soldiers save themselves from firing by plane. Scenes of U.S. soldiers on island. Japanese signboard on a tree.
U.S. OSS (Office of Strategic Services) headed by Colonel William Joseph Donovon asks the public to send pictures taken abroad to Colonel L. E. Norris in the United States during World War II, to assist in war planning and intelligence. Passengers arrive. Cameras on a conveyor belt. Passengers on a ship. Colonel L. E. Norris of the OSS sorts war photographs in his office. Employees examine film strips and photographs. OSS staff watches a movie. Still photographs of various locations including the Solomon Islands.