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HNL 1261 : Going North

These scene were photographed by a cameraman of the Netherlands Indies Film Unit: VS United States ships milling about, supply ships, landing barges, VS large numbers of US troops, WS supply barge coming to shore, VS artillery towed & other vehicles into front of landing barge as US leaves the beach as part of island hopping campaign, VS troops loading with equipment, barges leave the beach, barge comes alongside ship and soldiers scramble up net, VS ships at anchor (1939 1945) WWII
Access No. 42724 | 4 mins 16 secs | 1940s | Pacific Islands | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
VS Ships at sea in convoy, sailors looking through binoculars, men exercising, at strategy meeting, sleeping on the deck, VS convoy, signal lights & flags, preparing to fire large guns on ships, POV from stern of ship, VS ships firing guns, LA Japanese planes fly over, VS anti aircraft ack ack guns fired at planes, VS explosions & smoke from US ships, (1939 1945) WWII
Access No. 42726 | 3 mins 49 secs | 1940s | Pacific | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
MS chain drops landing barge from side of ship, VS US troops clamber down nets into barges, VS Barges head for beach, men in barge & coming ashore, LS ships anchored off the coast,(1939 1945) WWII
Access No. 124744 | 1 min 34 secs | 1940s | Pacific | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |