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Americans fire at Japanese positions in Bougainvilie, Solomon Island

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.

Location: Bougainville Island Papua New Guinea
Date: 1944, April 5
Duration: 2 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038244
General William C Duckle observes the situation in Bougainvilie, Solomon Island

United states Army General William C Duckle and staff walk down the jungle trail to observe situation in Bougainvilie, Solomon Island. General Duckle looks through binoculars.

Location: Bougainville Island Papua New Guinea
Date: 1944, April 9
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038246
General William C Duckle speaks to staff officers in Bougainvilie, Solomon Island

United States Army General William C Duckle speaks to staff officers as they take down notes in Bougainvilie, Solomon Island. Soldiers talk to one another around a mound of sandbags. One of the soldiers enters a tent. (World War II period).

Location: Bougainville Island Papua New Guinea
Date: 1944, April 9
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038247
American infantrymen advance through jungle in Bougainvilie, Solomon Island

American infantrymen advance through jungle in Bougainvilie, Solomon Island. Smoke rises as explosions occur. Infantrymen carrying fire throwers move through the jungle and fire them into pill boxes as smoke rises. (World War II period).

Location: Bougainville Island Papua New Guinea
Date: 1944, April
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038248
U.S. troops and their improvised movie theaters in combat zones during World War II

A U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 airplane carrying movies among its cargo bound from New Caledonia to troops stationed at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, during World War 2. Views inside the airplane cabin, where troops sit alongside the cargo. Glimpse from cockpit of aircraft on final approach to land on the airfield. Troops unloading canisters of movie films from the C-47. (Handing the movie reels out of the C-47 is Russ Laming of the 13th Troop Carrier Squadron, a.k.a the Thirsty 13th.) Army truck carrying mail bags and movie films driving away from the airfield. U.S. soldiers walk to their makeshift movie tent from foxholes and fortified positions. Sign on the tent reads: "Bougainville Roxy, Tonights feature." Movie projector seen inside the tent, as soldiers enter. Views of movie theaters made out of logs and other available materials at various locations in the Pacific theater of operations. They range from simple and rugged to more elaborate, at rear locations, away from the front lines. U.S. servicemen racing to get the best seats in a theater, as the doors open for a movie. Servicemen walking into an open air theater. They are called to attention as the unit commander arrives and takes his seat. View of wounded soldiers recuperating in a hospital,where a movie camera is being set up in the ward. They are tended by a French nurse wearing a "flying nun" hat (possibly North Africa). Servicemen and women being seated in an outdoor theater, and other places, waiting to watch movies. Allied troops join Americans to watch U.S. movies. A theater sign announcing the week's movie program at a Royal New Zealand Air Force post in the jungles. Courier carrying film canister from a jeep into a jungle theater. Soldier mounting the film on projector. U.S. troops watching a movie outdoors, during rain storm.

Location: Pacific theater
Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062808
Battle off Empress Augusta Bay, during World War 2.

Night engagement off Empress Augusta Bay, during World War 2. Documents describing U.S. forces engaged in the battle. View of the Augusta Bay at dawn. Animation on screen shows the Guadalcanal naval battles and the attacks on Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island. A diagram depicts the movement of U.S. Navy Task Force 39 from Empress Augusta Bay to Shortland Island and diverting towards Treasury Island. Fleet of ships en route. United States B-24 Bomber in flight. Diagram shows the route of Japanese Forces and the United States Task Force 39. Fleet of Japanese ships on the way.

Location: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1943, November 1
Duration: 5 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022399
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