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1942 DEFENCE: US Invade Japanese stronghold in South Pacific
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1:33Now PlayingDate: 21st September 1942
Location: SOLOMON ISLAND, PACIFIC ISLANDS
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SOLOMON ISLANDS: Pacific:
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Ships in convoy on rough sea / Fighter planes escort over convoy / Flying Fortress escort / Troops into landing boats / Jeep cars being lowered / Men in landing boat moving away from ship / Landing boats moving towards shore / BIG GB landing boats moving towards shore / Two warships fire / Sailor signalling with lamp / Land and column of smoke / Fire and smoke on land / Marines landing on beach and running ashore from boat / Marines in fortified position with machine guns / Japanese sign on tree / Japanese camp now captured / Pan past camera as seaplane lands on Japanese airbase / Pilots shaking hands with Marines / Marines hoisting Stars and Stripes pan up Stars and Stripes.
Military - Active; Americans; World War II in the Far East; Navy - Active; World War II (Second World War)
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