Formation of fighter planes in flight at Henderson Field in Guadalcanal Island. TBF Avenger plane leaves and lands. A gasoline truck seen. A man fills gasoline in a TBF Avenger. The man drives the gasoline truck and leaves. U.S. fighter aircraft F4U Corsair takes off. F4U Corsair fighter planes in flight.
United States Officer talks to crew members at Henderson Field in Guadalcanal Island. Tent seen in the background.
Grumman TBF Avenger Torpedo bombers are seen taxiing at Henderson Field in Guadalcanal Island during World War II. TBF Avenger bombers take off. Several F4U Corsair fighter aircraft in line at the air base. Planes in formation over field.
Activities of the Seabees at Attu in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. The destination of Construction Battalions (Seabees) is Attu. An animated map shows Attu. Seabees make amphibious landings on Attu, while part is still occupied by Japanese troops. They begin immediate construction activity. A derrick unloads coal. Seabee stevedores unload cargo. A rough Seabee camp of tents and campfires, with an American flag flying from a pole. Seabees at breakfast mess. Carpenters, with rifles on their backs, erect a temporary barracks building. Prefabricated parts for buildings being unloaded on shore. Seabees erecting a prefabricated field hospital (in 5 hours). Refueling bulldozers from 55 gallon drums. View from moving boat, of the completed base at Attu.
United States Marine cemetery at Guadalcanal in the Solomon islands during the Guadalcanal invasion, World War II. Marines' grave covered with palm leaves. Marine fire a volley in honor of fallen marines. Altar and Marines guard at cemetery. Marine blows a bugle in front of an altar. Services for the dead with Marines drawn up in the foreground. Marine at attention. Marine officer in front of the drawn up troops. Several graves of Marine covered with palm leaves. Views of altar in middle of cemetery. 3 Priests at altar. Marines at attention in the foreground. A flag draped coffin with Marines at attention. Altar with graves in the foreground. Marines at attention. Marines present arms. Guadalcanal cemetery as seen under a railing. Marines march away.
Reinforcements and supplies arriving on Guadalcanal during World War 2. Various views of Soldiers and supplies arriving from transport ships. These operations are occuring in 1943, after Guadalcanal has been secured and now being prepared as a base for further allied advances against Japanese-held islands on the road to Japan itself. In one scene Soldiers are seen arrivng on a Higgins Boat from the transport ship, USS George Clymer (APA-27). Most of the film shows supplies being amassed on the beachhead. Local natives are employed helping unload and store the large quantities of supplies.
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