Marines Use Flame Throwers; Japanese Bombs; Saipan, 07/03/1944 - 07/05/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film # 5115 National Archives description "1) MS Marines use flame throwers, huge fires BG-SV (good). 2) MS Men refill flame thrower. 3) GV Tanks & men advance in field. 4) GV Marines advance (OX)-SV. 5) GV Tanks fire. 6) MS Marine advances. 7) GV Marines advance thru field-SV. 8) MS Men crouched on ground shoot rifles. 9) LS Burning bldg. 10) MS Medium tank passes, burning bldg. BG. 11) MS Light tank passes, moves away-SV. 12) LS Smoke column. 13) LS Planes dive-SV (OX). 14) GV Men load Japanese bombs aboard duck-SV (UX). 15) GV-Pan Road, wrecked bldgs. 16) GV Men advance up hill, tanks advance-SV. QUALITY: FAIR" National Archives Identifier: 77356

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Saipan, Saipan, Battle Of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944, World War, 1939-1945, World War II, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank Warfare, WWII In Color

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