War News From The South Pacific

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Synopsis: Army nurses arrive in Port Moresby to care for wounded troops. Japanese aviators captured off Guadalcanal. Marines count trunk full of Japanese money. The General Staff inspects Guadalcanal's outer defenses....(read more)

Date: 1943
Duration: 00:02:35
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: South Pacific, Port Moresby, New Guinea, Guadalcanal

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War News From The South Pacific

A hospital ship with United States Army Nurses arrives in Port Moresby, Papua New Ginea, to care for troops wounded in the furious fighting for New Guinea. More serious cases are sent back to the Australian mainland. Well dressed and equipped for service in the tropical climate the American Nurses, accompanied by Australian nurses, called Sisters, come ashore to staff field hospitals near the front.

Across the Coral Sea a motor torpedo boat brings a cargo of Japanese aviators captured in waters off Guadalcanal. These prisoners of war are lucky. The Japs have lost more than eight hundred planes in five months of fighting in this area alone. Here, as in all fronts, the United Nations practice humane treatment of prisoners.

An interesting sidelight from the Solomons, United States Marines counting a trunk full of genuine Japanese money captured during one of the enemy's attempts to invade the islands. Nearly a hundred thousand yen, enough coins and currency to pay an entire division of Japanese soldiers.

Now in an offshore patrol boat our cameraman goes with the General Staff on an inspection of Guadalcanal's outer defenses. Directing the campaign the officers arrive at their advance positions just as artillery opens fire. Powerful 105mm and 155mm howitzers blasting the Japanese from their last positions on Guadalcanal.

01:00:44:14

Wounded Australian and American soldiers loaded onto hospital ship by Australian medics.

01:01:03:00

American Nurses and Australian Sisters (Nurses) disembark ship at Port Moresby.

01:01:22:17

Captured Japanese pilots (POWs) on-board PT Boat.

01:01:52:06

Shows humane treatment of Japanese POWs.

01:02:43:06

Loading and firing of 105mm and 155mm howitzers, artillery guns and howitzers.