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WWII - 1944, Leyte, Tacloban Harbor: Ship w/ Dead & Wounded After Explosion; POWs 27Oct44

Reel Number: H1369-06

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1944

Country: Philippines,USA

Location: Leyte,Pacific,Philippine islands,TAcloban

TC Begins: 11:40:59

TC Ends: 11:47:22

Duration: 00:06:23

WWII - 1944, Leyte, Tacloban Harbor: Ship w/ Dead & Wounded After Explosion; POWs 27Oct44 MSs Men fighting fire on ship, throwing smoking debris into harbor from heavily damaged ship, shell casings lying about. 11:42:51 Man holding plasma bottle to wounded lying on army cot; other cots alongside. 11:43:08 Men picking thru burned debris & body parts. MCU of burned two bodies. 11:43:51 Blacks walk in to destroyed area & debris to clean up. 11:44:11 Slate: cameraman, Faillace. 11:44:15 LS from above to bow of ship & destruction; CU smoke rising. Pan over burned debris & body, twisted metal. CU dead burned body, smoking debris. 11:45:15 Slate: 27Oct44 Roll 33. Camera, King. 11:45:16 Many Japanese prisoners of war sitting. Walking under guard thru village. Sitting in jungle clearing. MS GI / soldier questioning blindfolded POW. 11:46:18 Slate: same. Roll 34. Camera, King. 11:46:19 Prisoners w/ hands tied led by Filipinos walking thru water, outrigger w/ many men behind & island in background. WW2; Naval Ship Damage; Philippine Islands; NOTE: Dramatic well shot & exposed footage. Probably two different events, needs further cataloging.

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