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The U.S. invasion of Rendova Island, in the Solomons, during World War II.

Animation shows U.S. strategy for advances against Japanese in the Solomon Islands, and beyond, emanating from bases on Guadalcanal. The remote island of Rendova. U.S. Army, Marine, and Seabee units landing on Rendova. A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber flies very low over the landing party. LVTs are seen (Landing Vehicle Track). Scenes of dense jungle. Large amounts of supplies are unloaded on the beachhead. U.S. troops set up antiaircraft guns on the beachhead. A formation of 4 Japanese dive bombers approaches. They peel off and attack. Fires burn from Japanese bombing. U.S. casualties being treated at the beachhead. U.S. marines exchange fire with Japanese snipers in dense jungle. Several dead Japanese soldiers. LSTs (Landing ship Tank) arrive at beachhead, carrying heavy armor and construction equipment. Seabees operating bulldozers on the island. 155 mm guns are pulled through the jungle, emplaced, and commence firing.

Date: 1943, June 30
Duration: 4 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044969
Aerial views of the coast line and sunken Japanese ships along the beaches of Guadalcanal on Solomon Islands during WWII.

The Guadalcanal campaign during World War II on the Solomon Islands in South Pacific. Aerial views of the coast line and beaches of Guadalcanal. Dense wild forests and bushes on the island. Japanese ship sunk on the sea shore. Another ship sunk at the shore. Japanese naval ships damaged in water near the shore. Small boats at the beach. A native village at beach between sea waters and the dense wild bushes.

Date: 1943, July 22
Duration: 4 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036177
U.S. Forces capture Japanese held Munda in the Solomon Islands.

U.S. Forces capture Japanese held Munda in the Solomon Islands. U.S. landing force in boats striking at Munda. Enemy planes try to stop the U.S. Marine troops. Marine advance towards coast. Marines get away from the boats. Tanks moving on to island from landing barge. Marines fire rifles amidst enemy fire. U.S. Marines dig to bury dead soldiers. Bombing by planes. Mortars and machine guns fired. Scenes of wrecked tanks. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, August
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034902
U.S. 13th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers drop bombs over Japanese installations in Rekata Island during World War II.

U.S. Army Air Force aircraft attack enemy installations on Rekata Island, Solomon Islands during World War II. U.S. 13th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers drop bombs over Japanese installations on Rekata Island. Smoke billows up from the explosions.

Date: 1943
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060501
USAAF airplanes flying over target area and engage in dogfights with Japanese zeros in the Ballale Islands during World War II.

The bombing of Ballale Island in Solomon island by the U.S. aircraft during Pacific campaign in World War II. United States Army Air Froce B-24 Liberators and other airplanes in flight. Airplanes fly in formation over the target area. Aerial view of the Ballale Islands. The airplanes drop bombs over the target area. Smoke from explosions. Also, bombing of Buin Airfield (Kahili) Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero in flight. USAAF P-39 Airacobra crashes. Dogfights of the airplanes and view as an airplane that is hit descends and crashes in water.

Date: 1943, October 18
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063013
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.

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