This newsreel shows: Part 1, an amphibious assault on the islands and troops fighting on Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. Part 2, Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek inspect an airbase in China. Part 3, ten dirigibles are used to train pilots in California. Part 4, service men on leave visit the Taj Mahal and the ruins of Pompeii. Part 5, fighters of the 8th Air Force down German planes. You can also watch this video
in our main National Archives online catalog.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of War Information.
National Archives Identifier:
39001Full Citation: Motion Picture 208-UN-94; General MacArthur Leads Attack on Admiralty Islands [etc.]; 1944; Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels, 1942 - 1945; Records of the Office of War Information, Record Group 208; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/macarthur-leads-attack-on-islands, April 25, 2024]