Air and water battles against Japanese near Independent State of Papua New Guinea (1944)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Admiral Halsey (Commander of South Pacific Area) leads troops in battles in and around the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (formerly New Guinea) against Japanese Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Pacific Battlefront Land Sea Air Offensive in the Far East Independent State of Papua New Guinea: EXT AEROPLANES AMERICAN. New U. S. HELLDIVER w. selffolding wings AEOPLANES, Japan Blazing Japanese crashes off Bougainville, Solomons. AMERICA MILITARY. Troops land at BOUGANVILLE, swamp ASSAULT LANDING CRAFT. Troops land HALSEY. C. U. w. sunglasses when troops land Bougainvillaea JUNGLE Yanks land at Bougainville, Solomons. . thro swamp jungle. . SOLOMON ISLANDS. land at swamp