Latest Pictures from the Solomons

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
42/76
Date Released
21 Sep 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Latest Pictures from the Solomons
  2. 2South African Coastal Patrol
  3. 3Our Turkish Visitors
  4. 4President Roosevelt Insists
  5. 5Rammed Out of the War
  6. 6Preparing for "The Day"
  7. 7Sabotage Trailer

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
US Marines in troopships transfer to landing craft as they near Guadalcanal, in heavy seas. Overhead protection is supplied by fighters and Fortresses. On landing gun emplacements are dug along the beach, and enemy camps are captured although the enemy had flown.
Keywords
Weapons; Navy; Military
Locations
Solomon Islands; Guadalcanal
Length of story (in feet)
141
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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