Peleliu: Evacuation of wounded by air, aerial views - R-698
127-R-698
11:08
Description:
1944/10 (date from catalog card - there is no film slate in this reel to verify date)
MS group of cooks posing for picture in front of tent, all dresses in dungarees without shirt of jackets.
MLS loading wounded on stretchers onto transport plane from truck
MS loading casualties from truck on to transport plane
MS AAsame, General Rupertus standing in background
MS loading casualties off stretchers into transport plane
MS AASame, General Rupertus in background
MLS ambulance backing up to transport plane and putting casualties aboard
MLS truck and ambulances crowded around plane as wounded are being loaded aboard on stretchers.
MCU General Rupertus talking to casualty with head and jaw bandaged, casualty is talking
CU General Rupertus talking to casualties lying on stretchers aboard truck
MS loading casualties on stretchers off truck onto transport planes
MS AAsame, still photographer aboard transport plane
MCU from truck as casualties on stretcher are taken off and loaded on to transport plane
MS men assist moving wounded men up ladder in to transport plane
MS truck backing up to transport plane putting casualties aboard
MS loading casualties from truck to transport plane
LS transport plane parked along edge of field
AV Peleliu
AV ship in harbor
AV-PAN Peleliu
AV-PAN ship off shore
AV Peleliu
AV ocean, wing of plane in FG
MLS Japanese pillbox set up in to shelter
LS-PAN plane flying overhead, tents and shelters in FG
CU sign over doors on shelters ‘Marine Aviation Public Relations Board’ also ‘Peleliu Press Club’