Peleliu: Evacuation of wounded by air, aerial views - R-698

Summary

1944/10 (date from catalog card - there is no film slate in this reel to verify date) MS group of cooks posing for picture in front of tent, all dresses in dungarees without shirt of jackets. MLS loading wounded on stretchers onto transport plane from truck MS loading casualties from truck on to transport plane MS AAsame, General Rupertus standing in background MS loading casualties off stretchers into transport plane MS AASame, General Rupertus in background MLS ambulance backing up to transport plane and putting casualties aboard MLS truck and ambulances crowded around plane as wounded are being loaded aboard on stretchers. MCU General Rupertus talking to casualty with head and jaw bandaged, casualty is talking CU General Rupertus talking to casualties lying on stretchers aboard truck MS loading casualties on stretchers off truck onto transport planes MS AAsame, still photographer aboard transport plane MCU from truck as casualties on stretcher are taken off and loaded on to transport plane MS men assist moving wounded men up ladder in to transport plane MS truck backing up to transport plane putting casualties aboard MS loading casualties from truck to transport plane LS transport plane parked along edge of field AV Peleliu AV ship in harbor AV-PAN Peleliu AV-PAN ship off shore AV Peleliu AV ocean, wing of plane in FG MLS Japanese pillbox set up in to shelter LS-PAN plane flying overhead, tents and shelters in FG CU sign over doors on shelters ‘Marine Aviation Public Relations Board’ also ‘Peleliu Press Club’