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U.S. Marines leave Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands as army takes over during World War II.
U.S. marines departing Guadalcanal as they are relieved by U.S. Army troops of the 23rd Infantry Division. They board landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP), aka Higgins boats, of the USS Neville (AP-16). Two of the marines scrambles aboard one of the boats as its ramp is almost closed. View of marines packed aboard the LCVP as it gets underway. Two transport ships are anchored in the background. The most distant one is the USS Neville (AP-16). Scene shifts to beach crowded with departing marines and Higgins boats. Closeup of a marine holding a cigarette while eating a sandwich, and another with a bandage on his forehead. Numerous views of the beach crowded with marine; palm trees overhead; higgins boats departing to the USS Neville, and two transport ships anchored in the background. Closeups of marines on shore waiting for more Higgins boats to transport them. Scene changes to U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General William Rupertus, Assistant Commander, 1st Marine Division; U.S. Army Major General Alexander Patch, Commander, 23rd Infantry Division (Americal Division) and U.S. Army Brigadier General Edmund Sebree, his Assistant Commander, posing for the camera as they ostensibly discuss a map. They shake hands with each other. General Sebree exchanges salutes with General Rupertus, and they all walk away. Next, the three generals pose for closeups. Film ends showing columns of marines moving along the sides of a road cut through a forest of palm trees.
U.S. Army Military Police guard Japanese prisoners on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II.
Japanese prisoners of war carry a wounded Japanese POW on a litter into a fenced prisoner compound on Guadalcanal during World War 2. A sign at the compound reads: "Prisoners of War Camp." Japanese prisoners, all dressed in the same prisoner uniforms, march in casual formation under guard by U.S. Military police.. They leave the compound and march down a road accompanied by MPs.
Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson and his U.S. 2nd Marine Raider Battalion at a camp in Guadalcanal during World War II.
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.
The story of U.S. Navy Seabees on Guadalcanal during World War II.
Activities of the Seabees on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, during World War II. Seabees seen salvaging ships damaged and sunk during the Japanese December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.Seabees seen on the deck of the USS California (BB-44). U.S. warship fires guns at Guadalcanal. U.S. Marines land on Guadalcanal and advance in long line across the island. Marines firing heavy field artillery. Seabees begin rebuilding Henderson Field, surrounded by fire and smoke of battle. Ground and aerial views of Henderson field, with destroyed U.S. fighter bombers seen. From the air, many small airplanes and several B-17s can be seen. Seabees filling shell and bomb craters on the field. U.S. Marines firing firing antiaircraft weapons against attacking Japanese airplanes. Two Japanese airplanes plunging in flames. An empty life vest floating in the water. The Seabees continue rebuilding and expanding Henderson Field using Marston matting (pierced steel planking). A Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber lands at the newly repaired field. U.S. Air Force B-17s take off from Henderson Field. and
U.S. 13th Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortress bombs Japanese airfield at Munda Point in New Georgia group of Islands.
A film titled 'Air Aspects of the Campaign against Munda' based on USAAF (United States Army Air Force) activities on the New Georgia group of Islands, Solomon Islands during World War II. USAAF P-38 Lightning in flight over the Solomon Islands. An animated map highlights Munda Point in New Georgia, Solomon Islands. A USAAF officer takes a look at aerial reconnaissance photographs. The officer talks over a phone at his desk. An animated map highlights Vila in Kolombangara. The map connects Vila and Munda Point with Henderson Airfield on Guadalcanal. U.S. 13th Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortress bombers take off from an airfield and bomb Japanese airfield at Munda Point.
The USS Enterprise (CV-6) in Battle of the Eastern Solomons, with 75 Seabees aboard, making emergency repairs
Animation shows shadows of U.S. B-17 bombers flying from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, to attack Japanese targets. F4F and Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft take off from the USS Enterprise (CV-6) which had been sent into battle with 75 Seabees, from Company B, 3rd Construction Battalion, still on board making emergency repairs. Scenes of the battle between U.S. and Japanese fleets in the Eastern Solomons. U.S. warships fire antiaircraft weapons at attacking Japanese aircraft, and fire heavy guns at Japanese warships. View of damage to flight deck of USS Enterprise. A U.S. warship on fire billowing black smoke. Black puffs fill sky from U.S. antiaircraft flak, as Japanese aircraft attack. Fire burning at edge of flight deck on USS Enterprise, as crewmen stretch long hoses to fight the blaze. Views of heavy damage sustained by the USS Enterprise during the battle. (World War II ; World War 2; WW II; WW 2).
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