Bougainville - 1943-1945 WWII 80650

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In "Bougainville", see the terrible battles that raged from 1943-45 on that rugged island.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFilm.com

[@bryanharshman1439]

My grandpa was there in the US army 37th infinity division. He was awarded a bronze star and we have a letter of commendation explaining what he did. His platoon was low on ammo and they were resupplied with the wrong ammo and no motor rounds. He ran through enemy Japanese lines, made it back to the supply depot and loaded up a truck with the correct 30 cal ammo and motor rounds and drove it back through enemy lines while truck was shot up. Raymond L Harshman T-sergeant

[@shotintheface]

Same with my Grandpa, He was in the 37th, their mission was to defend a bridge. He crossed enemy lines, plotted points of attack, and strategically set up machine gun nest. The battle was won. I have his bronze star and the letter.

[@marilynnfowler1030]

so was my father in law.

[@marilynnfowler1030]

@@shotintheface 145th Infantry?

[@shotintheface]

​@@marilynnfowler1030 yes 145th regiment

[@Chiefs584]

Buckeye division???

[@russf6572]

My dad served here as a Marine. His discharge papers show him on Bougainville Island 11/6/43 to 12/15/43. From there he was on Guam from 7/21/44 to 2/14/45. His last stop was Iwo Jima, from 2/24/45 to 3/28/45. He was a radio man but never got a scratch. (externally)

[@PANCHOSWAY]

Externally hits hard

[@willisedgecomb7984]

I was on Bougainville for one year and I'm lucky to be sitting in a chair in my house at 95

[@daniellap.stewart6839]

God bless you sir

[@DennisBell-tz2sb]

Willis Edgecomb we Leather Necks may walk with canes, walkers or in a chair, we are damn proud of still being Marines. Welcome home brother.

[@jbordonaro1954]

My dad fought on Bougainville with the 3rd Raider Battalion. He says it rained every day but one when he was there. His feet suffered from trenchfoot the rest of his life.

[@DennisBell-tz2sb]

Joe Bordonaro your father honored those of Americans that are living free now. Jar heads from then till now still are willing to put their life on line. Many are gone and they still stand guard for us.

[@jbordonaro1954]

Dennis Bell Thank you.

[@michaelgibsontv]

My great uncle Tommy Garrett died on Bougainville in November of 1944. He’s listed as KIA/MIA. He was in the army. 182nd infantry 2nd battalion, company b.

[@raineypeter]

He made the greatest sacrifice for us here in Australia and New Zealand. We thank him dearly for giving us our freedom

[@kaystansberry8265]

My Dad was injured (shot) in the Battle of Bougainville. Surreal to watch this video and thinking he could be among these men.

[@harrycain5912]

Do you have any photos from his war time? My grandfather could have been the one that helped stitch him up. Unlikely, but you never know :)

[@marilynnfowler1030]

my father in law was there.

[@k27ism]

​@harrycain5912 Bro, my grandmother's older brother got hit at Torokina on the leg. A medic stitched his leg back up the same day. He went on to fight until end of war.

[@wekapeka3493]

Well done sir. My father passed through there with the RNZAF, bombed Rabaul flying corsairs with 16 and 22 squadron tours.

[@ottomueller4425]

My father was on Bougainville Nov 1, 1943 USMC he passed in 1985 he would be 96 if he was still here, I have all his stuff and a bunch of photos too from that time.

[@johannahpowell7884]

my Father William T Miller, (Bill,Billy) , was in the 3rd Marine division..He was very proud to be a Marine. wish I had pictures of him there he passed in 2009(. i have one newspaper clipping ...

[@maxeglinton5093]

Thanks USA. What you did in the Pacific will not be forgotten by we Australians. We remember them.

[@MrRezillo]

My father gave me a stuffed koala bear before he'd even seen me for the first time. He traded it for a carton or two of American cigarettes with an Aussie officer, who had his wife send it from Australia. It was my childhood teddy bear! I still have it, threadbare as it is; I can't quite bring myself to throw it out.

[@eglin32]

@michael boultinghouse you sound a little cowardly to me. And I suggest you do some historical research. Then again I don't give a damn.

[@OverlordGrizzaka]

Couldn't have done it without the Diggers holding like they did, there's nothing quite like a fighting man from Oceana.

[@pnclick]

My father was in Bouganville as a signalman for the Australian Army in 1944-45, he was only 17. He passed away in 1991, but only told me prior of the hatred of war and he wouldn't wish it on anyone, and how on the medical flight out (he broke his leg somehow and was being transported home) another Australian solder shot himself dead in the bed above, such is the effect of the war.

[@pats3071]

A very hard campaign for the Marines and the Australians. A sadly forgotten, but very rough part of the war.

[@suspicioususer]

and army

[@ryanbruns4974]

My grandfather was in the 75th battalion here. His name was Robert “Bob” Bruns. He operated a dragline. If anyone knew him please let me know!

[@bestwishes5060]

I'm watching this remembering old friends John (Jack) Teeple and Martin E. Shave. ...Salute. .. r.i.p.

[@MTCasing1]

God Bless all the soldiers. My dad was one of them.

[@nikkitrigg117]

My grandfather, hollis 'tume' thornberry served with the 71st naval construction battalion in 1943. He talked of climbing poles to string communication lines under sniper fire

[@ogrekrause]

My grandfather was in the marines there, the Japanese mortared a fuel dump that him and his crew were involved in setting up on the island he tried pulling out the remains of his friends and sustained third degree burns on his body he received citation and a purple heart for this and later went back an island to Vella la vella where a Japanese zero blew him off the deck of a ship into the water rupturing his left ear receiving his second purple heart.

[@evantyler9307]

My grandpa lived to be 92. It's a shame I never asked him about this fight here, or how he lost his bits of his face in combat with these men. I'm proud to be serving my country now though.

[@shotintheface]

Except you're serving the corporation not the nation. Thanks for making the rich richer.

[@tedbrown7908]

My father was stationed there with the SeaBees and he helped build the airstrips. I have pictures of him and his crew.

[@sanjayawashington3837]

My uncle landed on Bougainville on Dec 10,1943, the day I was born. Conrad Schaper, Seabee, Seaman 1st.

[@circustime5073]

My uncle , Ricks Ambrose served at Bougainville. Also Saipan, G. Canal and others. God bless you men ans woman

[@davidroberts5615]

My grandfather was a marine on the USS McKean when it was torpedoed in Empress Augusta Bay off Bougainville in Nov. 1943. I was lucky that he was able to describe the experience to me in detail, in the 1990s.

[@americanmade3100]

Dad was there with the U.S. 6th Army 37th Division.

[@martinbarrett1892]

Love the order of the day.

[@davidchristian1613]

My great granduncle was an Australian officer in the Papua New Guinea battalion and was at Bougainville interesting to see something of what he would have seen (Leo Bernard Schweida)

[@onthatrockhewillbuildhisch1510]

The title is a misnomer. In 1945 the US troops had been withdrawn and been replaced by the Australian Army (not shown). The US Air Forces were largely replaced by New Zealand and Australian squadrons. The US forces had been satisfied to maintain a perimeter around Torokina but the Australians pushed in 3 directions (N, E and S) to eventually liberate nearly the entire island.

[@johnkokosz6119]

Great job guys 😊

[@dave-hp3rf]

As an Australian Viet Nam veteran and amatuer war historian I take depp umbrage that American film makers in some cases completely leave out the fact that the Australan Army was deeply in volved in New Guinea from Kakoda track,Milne bay the first defeats on the Japanese in ww2.On New GUuinea tthe Australians fought all the way from Buna Gona right up to Wau and on untill the Japanese were defeated,I even heard one commentator to say that the American Gi was going to save Australia in new Guinea,it all becomes a bit insulting and Aussie troops were there in Bouganvillee give us the credit we are due,we are small but in every war we have punched above our weight.

[@harrycain5912]

My grandfather was a nurse orderly and stretcher bearer in the 17th field ambulance. If anyone has photos or knows much about this unit, let me know!

[@7hotfuzz7]

My grandpa’s brother lost half of his hand here or Tarawa, I can’t remember right now

[@terrydavis3474]

Willis Edgecomb Were you by chance associated with Robert or J D Williams? JD was killed on an island near there in March 1944

[@SPayne-vn5od]

How about moving the time stamp to the middle of the screen. It's not blocking enough of the picture.

[@Xenophon1]

Critical Obscured Past? LOL!!

[@PeriscopeFilm]

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[@ronbertrand2955]

On Dec 20th, 2021 we lost another Hero!! My good friend Al Kosnar passed away one month from his 98th birthday! He would tell me about the 3rd Marine Division gathering on Guadalcanal, then landing on Bougainville, telling me of the Heat/humidity and the nasty Bugs on the island!!!! He said the bugs were as bad as the Japanese!!! Al was in hand to hand combat on Guam, having been overrun in a Banzai attack, and he was wounded on the 2nd airstrip on Iwo Jima!!!!!! 4 Major battle stars!!!! I miss him dearly!

[@PeriscopeFilm]

God bless Al Kosnar!! Thanks for sharing.

[@MrRezillo]

My father was stationed there when I was born in 1944

[@edwardgilmour9013]

Almost the same footage was used for several Island campaigns only the narrative has changed slightly.

[@esseyduffield2518]

How do I put photos on here to show you my dad ( Australian 55/53 battalion) went there in 1943 and was there till wars end

[@louiswager2629]

hardly No volume

[@ianb9028]

You need a few more ads. I almost saw some of the footage.

[@farmerdave7965]

3:05 hit him in the face ! Ouch !

[@ajcobraj]

My Grandfather was a Tek 5 on Bogenville in the US Army

[@CrossOfBayonne]

The Americal Division was also on Bougainville, They arrived the relieved the Marines there.

[@FlgOff044038]

what no Australians?

[@harrycain5912]

@@pamelakinnane1863 My grandfather also spent time at Torokina in the Australian Medical Corps.

[@Thomas-gz4ky]

My father was on Bougainville. 3rd Marines.

[@edmahl3365]

The narrator sounds like the actor, Robert Taylor.

[@robertcolontonio7775]

The narrator pronounced it BOOganvile but my Dad ( was a Marine there) always pronounced BOganville. Not sure which one is right.

[@sheilacarns4227]

My father was there with the 37 Buckeyes

[@williamlawson8511]

Did you smell the Bougainvillea?

[@sheilacarns4227]

My father was there !

[@mrheimdall]

Dad fought here.

[@p_s_hoffman8772]

...*When you look up actual film from WWII to see how they did things in real life to get ideas for how to go about missions in DCS World*...

[@homieog11]

At 3:03 he smacked himself in n the chin with that machine gun 😖😂

[@calebshonk5838]

One dumbass moment in history, recorded forever for future generations. 😂

[@PerfectDanceVideos]

I winced when I saw that. Owwee

[@iamleeimako]

I wonder if the Japanese and American authorities ever came back to claim the bodies buried.

[@briancooper2112]

Have a cold beer drink on me sir!

[@downandoutinparadisepanama1936]

That time stamp makes this unwatchable.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

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[@Patjonesmusic]

@@PeriscopeFilm Once again, a very informative and inspiring piece of history! I have watched many of your publications and found them to be an accurate viewpoint to history as well as the psyche of the American and Allied peoples at the time of the events. I was looking for some advice, however, into who to contact regarding the amoubt and length of commercials in a few, 9not all) of the pieces. this on had a commercial 1:45 into the piece that was 6:00 long and easily 2 to 3 times louder. I know they're free and hope to be able to afford the commercial free version of youtube, but is there anyone or anything i can do to try to get the ads to be a little more palatable?

[@martinbarrett1892]

@@PeriscopeFilm Don't worry about the complaints. We'll put up with it. You're doing a great job.

[@cashjones1440]

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[@bobcarroll6649]

"known only to god"

[@raymondparnell439]

Great footage ... thanks ......never again

[@anthonyeaton5153]

I s

[@rickadams7667]

A lot of well done Yank propaganda made for home viewers . Allies are easily forgotten and dont exist .

[@porlacallenimeasomo]

piratas asesinos! todo vuelve en vida

[@stephenbrien548]

HOW AMERICA TOOK BOUGAINVILLE?WHAT ABOUT THE AUSSIES?

[@tekajikuyalkrul5111]

True, most people don't know that John F Kennedy fought in WW2 and his boat was sunk by the japs and a group of PNG natives and Aussie sailors who were a part of the coast watchers were the ones who saved him

[@gearz2570]

the aussies are very clearly mentioned in this documentary as being "the finest jungle fighters in the world". their contribution certainly wasn't forgotten in this documentary

[@orangequant]

Racism of that period on full display. Not one Black soldier visible that I could see. But my dad was there with an all-Black artillery unit. The narrator credits artillery as a key tool. My dad should've gotten a purple heart but the ship carrying his records was sunk and military claimed they had no way to verify what he did. All the joes there deserve a lot of credit- but not even one image of a Black soldier? smh. 🤔

[@shanemossmoss]

You seem to have forgotten the Australians. Typical of the yanks

[@patsteelmon3941]

I assure you the Marines who were there never forgot that the Australian’s were there with them. I know cause my Dad was one of those Marines and he would talk about it and how well they fought.

[@shotintheface]

RIP Captian H.T.M. Thank you for your service

[@Triumph2024.]

this is where a certain destined-for-fame 1st Lieut of the U.S. Navy was stationed during WW2. History tells us that young American naval officer spent a lot of time playing poker with other his colleages on Bougainville and was so good, he is supposed to have won over $8000 while stationed there, all of which he sent home to California. A few years later this sharp, scrappy young man and WW2 Veteran would use his winnings to finance his first political campaign, a run for Congress. You guessed it, that young naval officer who 'knew when to hold and fold 'em' would later become U.S. President Nixon. And NOW you know, the REST of the story.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Great story!

[@Triumph2024.]

@@PeriscopeFilm Thanks, great video. Just history but history's interesting!