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Marines Use Flame Throwers, Tank Action On Saipan, 07/03/1944 - 07/05/1944
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film # 5116 National Archives description " 1) GV Terrain. 2) MS Marines cook over fire. 3) MS Japanese prisoners carry gear. 4) MS Men board duck, duck passes. 5) MS Surgical operation-SV (very UX). 6) LS Plane dives. 7) MS Wreckage in Japanese village-SV. 8) MS Fire blazes, Marines pass FG (good). 9) MS Men advance with flame throwers. 10) MS Marines examine wreckage for snipers. 11) MS Wrecked bldgs. 12) MS-MCU Marines examine Japanese money, they stow/it in mail bag-SV. 13) MS Canefield, smoke BG-SV. 14) GV Men examine map & men briefed-SV. 15) MS Marine with telephone; tank passes thru village; men crouch behind tank; men run carrying wounded man on stretcher. 16) MS Flame throwing tank (good). 17) MS Men with flame throwers. QUALITY: GOOD TO FAIR" National Archives Identifier: 77357 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank Warfare, World War, 1939-1945, Saipan, Battle Of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Saipan, WWII In Color
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