General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. MARINE CORPS AVIATION OFFICERS CONFERRING MARINES LEAVING GUADALCANAL WHILE ARMY TAKES OVER

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. MARINE CORPS AVIATION OFFICERS CONFERRING MARINES LEAVING GUADALCANAL WHILE ARMY TAKES OVER

1942

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1) MCU CU Marinc personnel embarking on LCP (SV).2) MS LCP leaves beach area.3) MS Marine personnel on beach area jeeps and small craft.4) CU Bearded Marine (sitting) eating.5) ECU Bearded Marine with patch over eye.6) CU Guadalcanal native.7) MS Marine personnel with equipment on beach ready to go aboard ship.8) MS Two APA"s at anchor.9) MS Personnal on beach area preparing to embark in small craft (SV).10) MCU GEN PATCH, USMC, GEN RUPERTUS, USA and GEN SEBREE shake hande and salute (SV).11) CU GEN SEBREE.12) CU GEN PATCH.13) MS Palm-lined road with Marines coming in single file.14) MCU Marines marching by camera palm trees in BG.15) CU Same.16) MS Henderson Field with two officers sitting in FG.17) CU GRIGGEN L.E. WOODS, USMC, LTCOL W.J. FOX, COL L. H. SANDERSON, and COL FRANK SCHIELT (SV).18) MS SBD, with two Marines cleaning grease from fuselage.19) MS Same.20) MS PBY parked.21) CU LTOOL COOLEY and LTOCOL MORET, USMC.22) CU LT COL COOLEY.23) CU LTOOL MORET sandbags in BG.24) MS Flag flying above beadquarters.25) MS BRIGGEN LOUIS E. WOODS, USMC, COL L. H. M. SNADERSON and COL FRANK SCHILT, studying map.26) MS Men outside command headquarters.27) CU Three officers.28) MS Officer walking down jungle road toward camera enl"d man walking at far and of road toward shack.29) MS Officers outside of shack PAN to tree tops.30) MS Man walking down jungle road.31) MS Jungle road men in far BG.QUALITY: GOOD TO FAIR

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