United States Marines of the 5th Marine Regiment undergo training in Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, Pacific Theater, during World War II. Group of Marines advance with M4 Sherman tanks. The infantry moves in thick forest area. Marines in alert positions with rifles in hand. Smoke rises from an explosion in the background. Marines double timing with rifles in hand.
Aircrafts take off from an airstrip at Empress Augusta Bay air field in Bougainville, Solomon Island. A United States soldier points altus lamp as a C-47 taxis along the airstrip and takes off. (World War II period).
A number of aircrafts are seen at Empress Augusta Bay air field in Bougainvilie, Solomon Island. Airman refuels a plane as another one works on the engine of the aircraft.
A C-47 aircraft taxis along the airstrip to stop at Empress Augusta Bay air field in Bougainvilie, Solomon Island during World War II. Doors of the plane are opened and cargo being unloaded from it. Cargo is loaded onto a 2 ½ ton truck. The truck moves away from the plane.
An American soldier looks through a telescope from behind sandbag mounds in Bougainvilie Solomon Island during World War II. Shells being fired at Japanese positions. Shells explode in wooded area causing fire and smoke. A soldier speaks over a handie talkie as shelling continues.
A United states destroyer in harbor shells at Japanese positions in Bougainvilie Solomon Island during World War II. Barbed wire barricades on the islands. A soldier looks through binoculars and speaks over a handie talkie to an officer of 132nd Infantry. The officer speaks over a field phone from behind a sandbag mound.