Attack! Battle for New Britain - Reel 4 of 6

Pacific - New Britain Invasion Aftermath Wounded treated in field hospital. Japanese planes bombards island (good) men run for cover. Destroyed surgical tent, rescuing wounded & supplies. Wounded carried to personnel landing craft (LCPs). 05:20:43 Animated map shows strategic operations. Commander makes report on mission. Map shows plan for invasion of airstrip at Cape Gloucester on tip of main island of New Britain. 05:21:56 Christmas Day - last mass before battle. Men embarking, signalmen & convoy underway at night. Aerials. 05:23:59 CU wristwatch shows 6:00. Dawn firing - naval bombardment of Cape Gloucester. B-25s bomb & strafe the beach: aerials, shots of B-25s, bombs dropping & explosions; machine-gunners inside planes firing.. 07:28:50 Troops landing ashore in Higgins boats, move into jungle. Pacific War; WWII; WW2; 1944;