WW II : RARE COLOR FILM : GUADALCANAL : MARINE’S HOME MOVIE
Posted by admin on Nov 21, 2009 in Uncategorized |
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great movie, bad comments. i mean do you really think that? the cause of the war was that hitler was nuts. im not english but i think it probably wouldnt hurt for you to research your own theories a little bit more before propagandising nazi behaviour as just.
Just a foot note, Australians were fighting in Papua at the same time and were the first forces to defeat the Japs on land. they also played a key roll in the North African campain. Thanks to the USA for helping us defeat the Japanese.Australia only had a population of 6000 000 at the time.
Yea, the Aussie’s were in it from the start, you guy’s were great against Rommel in Africa, did great job holding the jap’s back too! My Dad was at Guadalcanal, U.S.M.C….. Love you Aussie’s, alway’s!
You Aussies always came through. You we’re great. Still are. Visit America sometime.
God bless Aussies
once again ralph you pull it out of the bag with another great video ,great video
Seems unlikely that all or even any of this really comes from August, 1942. For example, I don’t believe the Marines had yet to use camouflage helmet covers or uniforms, nor land in amtracs rather than Higgins boats….
This was a critical battle it kept allied supply lines open and stopped a massive Japanse offensive into the Indian Ocean. US first to stop Japanese offensive at Midway, Austraila won allies first land battle vs Japanese at Milne Bay, and US won the allies first successfull offensive at Guadalcanal.
My father was in Guadalcanal, he was a Higgins boat landing craft operator, and was there until the island was secured, came back in 1945 to the West coast, but the War ended and didn’t have to return for the invasion of Japan. He is 88 and still remembers stories of his time there.
salute to your father and other american heroes, greetings from spain
Your father is a true American Hero
I salute to your father
if you could ask him how did it feel like to be in WWII hit me up
My father has always said the War was a life changing experience, he met long time friends, and still has a very good friend that was there in the canal with him. He also remember the sad things having a best friend go up the Line and get killed, also seeing the Japanese getting buried in ONE grave, but in all he would do it again and serve his Country.
Guadacanal’s greatest importance was its proximity to Australia. German subs and commerce raiders were roaming relatively unchecked in the Indian Ocean during that time.
I salute the USMC of WW2.
Grear footage, just a pity it isnt Guadalcanal,as you can see camo helmet covers and M1 carbines that came in 1943.Vandergriff is in the footage, so its probably Bougainville. I have a copy of come colour and black and white Canal footage taken by a member of the 164th Infantry in Nov 42.
Would you be interested in selling or licensing your color Guadalcanal footage?
Does anyone know how I can find footage of the Alhena taken at Guadal Canal (esp. footage of the black sailors)? My grandfather served on the Alhena when it was torpedoed. Black sailors didn’t generally man any of the guns, I’m told, but during or after the commotion of the torpedo strike, as Japanese planes targeted them, he did. He’s 90 now. I want to find some footage, at least of the ship, to splice into a home movie about his life. I’m hoping to give it to him for his 91st birthday.
Bellcartoons: Try the US Naval Academy Nimitz Library. Good luck, and my best regards to your pop. My Dad was there too with the 50th Bomb Squadron, 11th BG with B-17’s.
Well Done! Makes sense when you really look at the footage.
I have posted some of my Canal footage under Canal4295.
Thanks Canal. I am jealous of you getting to visit the ‘Canal, but seven times!! Oh to be able to sit and talk to you about that.
Goal in life is to be able to visit s.pacific islands like guadalcanal, betio, iwo etc. We’ll see what life brings.
I heard guadalcanal was brutal battle we lost a lot of men in that island.
YATYAS.
1stMarDiv for the win
I spent 75 days in the Solomons in 1986 as part of a 6 man Marine Corps communications team. The islands were devastated by Cyclone Namu and we set up a communications network to asses damages. We also trained locals to operate radios. I stood on Red Beach and thought about my brothers who fought and died on Guadalcanal Canal.
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