'In the Solomons ' United States ships underway in the Pacific and soldiers on the deck of a ship. A man looks through binoculars towards the sea. Admiral William Halsey and others look at a map and discuss the strategy. An animated map of Solomon Islands shows Japanese establishments. Guns on board the American ships fire at Japan's positions at night. Soldiers loaded in landing crafts move away from the ship. Soldiers wade through water and land at the Rendova Island. They march inland on the island. Soldiers engage in a fierce battle with Japanese as they fire guns. Planes drop bombs over the island. Survivors of a ship sunk brought on board another ship. Survivors sleep and relax.
Shore in Rendova Beach area in Pacific Theater during Battle of Munda. Huts on shore. A camouflaged Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) passes. A Landing Craft Infantry leaves beach. Shore in background. Firing in groves. Crew loads and fires. A man cleans 155 MM breech. Muzzle of firearm. Men wash mess kits. The men eat in groups. A man eats from a kit. (World War II period).
Two Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) ships at Rendova beach area in Pacific Theater during Battle of Munda. Men unload from LCI. Men debark from LCI ships with materials. Troops working at grove. Troops in grove advance with packs. Men in camouflage suits play cards. Men advance with supplies. (World War II period).
Rendova beach area in Pacific Theater during Battle of Munda. Planes overhead. Deck of Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) ships. A view of the shore. Four planes in formation. A small ship. Corpsmen take stretcher from ambulance. Corps help walking wounded into ambulance. Stretcher loaded into ambulance. Men and ambulances. (World War II period).
A tractor descends ramp of LST (Landing Ship, Tank ) vessel. Men carry litter case. Men carry wounded on stretchers. A man on a stretcher. Bandages on wounds. A man applies Sulfa powder and bandages at the wounds. (World War II period).
Rescue of Marine Corps pilot, Milton H. Vedder, who was shot down on April 25, 1943, in an aerial battle over Vangunu, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, during World War 2. View from a U.S. Navy PBY Catalina flying boat as it takes off and then flies low over islands and water. Two Marine F4U Corsairs are seen flying escort above the PBY. View from the PBY as it lands on the water and taxis past a native shack while approaching Segi Point shoreline. Crewman on PBY looks through binoculars. Native canoe approaches with Lieutenant Vedder. Native and beach observer in a boat. Man in hat is probably coast watcher Donald Kennedy. Rescued pilot Lieutenant Milton N. Vedder, in boat, smokes a cigarette. View from PBY as it takes off. Vedder and others conversing inside the PBY. Several views of the two U.S. Marine F4U Corsair fighter escort aircraft. Other F4Us are seen in distance. (Note: reportedly, the two escorting F4U Corsairs were flown, respectively, by Major Weissenberger, the Commanding Officer, and Major Leary, both from Lt. Vedder's squadron, VMF-213. )
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