Invasion Of Saipan: Marines Advance Bombard Island

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #5118. National Archives description: "1) HA MS PAN Coastline of Saipan. 2) LS Shells exploding in field on Saipan (SV). 3) MCU Men firing 37mm howitzer. 4) MCU Marine firing 20mm machine gun (SV). 5) MS Marine military activity in field (SV). 6) MS Marines advancing thru village (SV). 7) LS Liaison plane flying thru valley. 8) CU Character studies of Marines (SV). 9) LS Cart being pulled by ox. 10) HA LS Shots being fired into valley (SV). 11) LA MLS Tanks underway (SV). 12) LS Aircraft strafing installations in valley. 13) HA LS Column of smoke. 14) MCU Marines operating field radio (SV).QUALITY: FAIR" National Archives Identifier: 77359 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, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Northern Mariana Islands, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Saipan, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, WWII In Color

View on archive.org ↗