U.S. Marines On Guadalcanal Push Back Jap Troops

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Synopsis: U.S. Marines on Guadalcanal hold captured airfield against all odds, beginning the task of sweeping the Japanese from the South Pacific...(read more)

Date: 1942
Duration: 00:02:53
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: South Pacific, Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal

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U.S. Marines On Guadalcanal Push Back Jap Troops

Guadalcanal Airport: a tiny patch of land for which Japan has sacrificed a fleet of warships and thousands of fighting men still bristles with United States bombers. For the forces that control Guadalcanal command the approaches to Australia with full mastery of the skies over the vitally important Solomon Islands. Today, these land-based bombers are leading the way as the combined land, sea and air offensive begins the task of sweeping the Japs from the South Pacific.

No armchair commander, Admiral Nimitz comes all the way from Hawaii to decorate Major General Vandegrift whose fighting marines captured the airfield from the Japs and held it against all odds. Highest honors are awarded officers and men alike. Majors, captains, privates; they've proven themselves in the test by fire. One youngster has ten Jap bombers and nineteen fighter planes to his credit, one of the outstanding records of the war.

These are the men who bore the brunt of the battle. Now with reinforcements newly arrived they're ready to push on.

Marching single file long columns of fighting men stream across the island in pursuit of the enemy. Once the little men of Nippon were in complete control here. Now they're on the run.

Plunging into malaria-infested jungles, the Marines steadily doggedly enlarge their hold on the island. At an advanced base, they enjoy their first rest in weeks. They have the advantage of an uninterrupted supply line and they get nothing but the best.

Marines take no chances on being surprised by roving Jap patrols. Any line may be the front line on Guadalcanal and they dig in as they advance machine guns always on the ready. Artillerymen backup the infantry blasting the Japs from the island.