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Trucks carrying supplies on beachhead near Cape Gloucester, New Britain. Due to the steep, rugged terrain ammunition, supplies, and artillery had to be carried or moved inland by hand. Troops dig gun emplacement. Japanese dive bombers attack U.S. naval fleet off New Britain and sinks destroyer USS Brownson (DD-518). Shows Japanese plane shot down, trailing smoke in drive toward ocean. Image of USS Brownson sinking. Shows rescue of survivors of USS Brownson. Infantry troops on the front lines trudge through rain and mud and more mud. Shows Medical Officers (doctors) scrubbing up for emergency surgical care outside hospital tent in the jungle.
Shows Doctors treating wounded. Shows wounded Japanese soldier on stretcher after treatment. Wounded being loaded onto landing craft for evacuation. Shows grave side services (funeral) and burial of American soldiers. Marines fire 3-volley salute at funeral.
00:30 Moving ammunition, supplies, and artillery up steep, rugged jungle trails.
02:14 Japanese dive bombers attack ships, guns firing, Japanese plane shot down.
02:37 U.S. ship sinking stern first, rescue of survivors of destroyer USS Brownson.
04:54 Troops fight mud and the enemy Japanese.
06:18 Medical Officer (Doctor) checks pulse of wounded soldier on litter and determines he is dead.
06:43 Shows Medical Officers (doctors) scrubbing up for emergency surgical care outside jungle field hospital tent.
07:43 Shows Japanese soldier on litter after receiving medical treatment.
08:49 Shows grave side services (funeral) and burial of American soldiers in jungle, Marines fire 3-volley salute at funeral.
