US Army Victory In Los Negros Islands

The video describes a military advance to a mobile airfield, a night ambush by a machine gun platoon, and the repair of an airstrip damaged by US bombing. It concludes with the US flag waving on a Japanese outpost as the Pacific offensive continues.

What was the primary objective of the initial push described in the video?

• To evacuate civilians

• To establish a communication post

• To secure a mile-long mobile airfield

• To capture a Japanese naval base

How did the U.S. forces coordinate with offshore destroyers during the operation?

• Through signal car radios

• By sending messengers

• Via satellite communication

• Using flares

What was the fate of nearly half of the ambushed Japanese soldiers?

• They were captured

• They surrendered

• They escaped

• They took their own lives

What cultural belief affected the Japanese soldiers' response to capture?

• Captured soldiers are considered heroes

• Captured soldiers are promoted

• Captured soldiers are legally dead

• Captured soldiers are exiled

What was the strategic significance of the airstrip being repaired?

• It was a training ground for new recruits

• It was a launch point for further Pacific offensives

• It was a supply depot

• It was a base for naval operations