GSAP: Attack On Guam & Beach, 07/13/1944 - 07/17/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #5132. National Archives description "AV Strafing some ground installations; many tracers coming back up.AV Strafing small village; tracers coming back up.AV Strafing in the jungles; flak coming up.AV Shot from back seat: Large smoke columns coming from ground.AV Point of land; smoke coming from it; one bomb explosion.AV Strafing some gun emplacements; tracers coming back up.AV Strafing along road.A to A Japanese single-engine plane being shot at (two views).AV Strafing ground installations.AV Strafing some gun emplacements; tracers coming back up.A to A Japanese single-engine plane doing aerobatics; puff of smoke coming from plane.AV Low strafing attack on some coconut trees and small bldg.AV Strafing two small huts, built over water; tracers coming back up.AV Two U.S. ships (a heavy cruiser and a battleship) bombarding.AV Agana, Guam gutted and bombed out.AV Amphibious landing craft, in rendezvous, making circles.AV Landing craft getting into formation heading for beach (good).AV Assault formation approaching the beach (SV).AV Airstrip on Guam (coral) (SV).AV Some of the ground installations which have been bombed out.AV Ships on horizon bombarding;…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

GSAP, WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Guam, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. Navy, Gun Sight Aiming Point, WWII In Color

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