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Seabees work to control malaria in the Solomon Islands during World War II.

Activities of the U.S. Navy Seabees in the Solomon Islands during World War II. A jeep struggles through flooded muddy area in Solomon islands. Palm trees all around. A quonset hut in flooded waters. A man wades through thick mud over what had been a U.S. constructed road. A man suffering from malaria is examined. Malaria patients are cared for. A formal ceremony to honor U.S. troops who died from malaria. A soldier salutes and honor guard with rifles stands at attention. Following instructions from the Medical Command, Seabees commence battle against anopheles mosquitoes (blowup of one is shown). Seabees spray with various equipment and install water filtering systems. Scenes show success of the anti-mosquito measures. Numerous explosions are seen as Seabees use explosives to clear jungle for construction. A Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft takes off (machine gun in rear cockpit).Seabees bulldoze Palm trees to clear jungle and build numerous quonset huts to house U.S. forces.

Location: Solomon Islands
Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044971
Warship guns firing during World War II at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.

Aerial views of U.S. Marine ships in sea at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Aerial views of Solomon islands. Warship guns firing. Antiaircraft guns firing. Tracers in sky.

Location: Guadalcanal Solomon Islands
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675034878
Alexander Vandegrift and Clayton Vogel drive in a jeep and a Japanese sunken ship off the coast of the Solomon Islands.

Japanese ships smashed in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II . Henderson Airfield at Gaudacanal. A U.S. aircraft in flight. A new runway built by U.S. soldiers. U.S. Marine Corps Major General Alexander Vandegrift at the airfield with other officers. A burning and sunken Japanese ship at the Solomon Islands. A pilot in the cockpit of a U.S. aircraft in flight. Vandegrift and U.S. Marine Corps Major General Clayton Vogel get in a jeep and move towards a jungle. Japanese troops in jeeps cross a bridge and enter a canal. Japanese infantry men walk on a dirt road. The marines bring supplies on amphibious tanks. A U.S. ship set on fire off the shore. Smoke rises due to the fire. The marines unload supplies from the ship.

Location: Guadalcanal Solomon Islands
Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069146
U.S. 13th Air Force bombers drop bombs over Japanese installations on Munda Point, Solomon Islands during World War II.

U.S. Army Air Force aircraft attack enemy installations on Munda Point, Solomon Islands during World War II. U.S. 13th Air Force bombers in flight over Vila in the Solomon Islands. The bombers take off from Guadalcanal to attack Japanese installations on Munda Point in New Georgia. Views of support fighter aircraft taking off to join in this, the largest single raid (total participating aircraft) in the Pacific thus far. U.S. naval guns shell enemy targets on Munda. The bombers release bombs over ground targets. Ships fire salvo from giant artillery guns towards shore targets. Smoke rises from heavy shell fire. The bombers escorted by fighters drop bombs over the targets. Smoke billows up from exploding targets. View of newly formed craters all over Munda Point after smoke clears. Aerial views of a second round of bombing over Munda Point during the same raid.

Location: Munda New Georgia Solomon Islands
Date: 1943, July 25
Duration: 4 min 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060502
U.S. amphibious forces and reinforcements advance in New Georgia, Solomon Islands during World War 2

United States troops advance on the island of New Georgia in the Solomon Islands during World War II. The troops land on a small channel island between Rendova and Munda Point in New Georgia. An animated map highlights Munda Point location to be attacked by the U.S. forces. The map depicts landing of the U.S. forces on Zanana from Rendova. The troops advance on the island. U.S. Army Air Forces fighter aircraft take off to cover U.S. amphibious forces underway to New Georgia from Gudalcanal. The aircraft in flight over water. A submerged U.S. ship after being hit. U.S. reinforcements and equipment continues to arrive in New Georgia. A map depicts the invasion of Enogai Inlet by the U.S. forces and advance through Zanana. A bulldozer levels a muddy land in a jungle. A U.S. Army jeep drives along a muddy road in the jungle. Transport aircraft of U.S. Troop Carrier Command in the sky. The aircraft drop parachute supplies for the troops.

Location: New Georgia Island Solomon Islands USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060497
U.S. amphibious forces underway in the Pacific Ocean from Guadalcanal to invade New Georgia during World War II.

Amphibious forces of United States Army leave Guadalcanal harbor to attack enemy positions on the Solomon Islands during World War II. U.S. troops and equipment are loaded aboard LCIs (Landing Craft Infantry). Marines and infantry board the LCIs. Landing crafts loaded with troops head for an LST (Landing Ship Tank) anchored at Guadalcanal harbor. Amphibious forces underway in the Pacific Ocean head for New Georgia on the Solomon Islands. Soldiers look through binoculars. U.S. Army Air Force fighter aircraft in the sky. .

Location: Guadalcanal Solomon Islands
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060495
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