Battle Action On Peleliu: Marines Advance & Shell Japanese Positions, 09/18/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #5561 not in the greatest shape. 1) MS Marines cautiously advance on Japanese pillbox.2) MCU-Pan Sherman tank passes.3) MCU Marines cautiously advance past camera.4) MS Marine & dog advance thru jungle.5) MS LVT crashes thru jungle.6) MCU Flame of flame thrower.7) MS Men fight fire on burning LVT.8) MS Marine carries wounded man over shoulder.9) MS Wounded men placed aboard LVT (good).10) GV Marines cautiously advance up hill.11) LS Shells explode on hill.12) MS Tank firing at hill.13) MS Tank approaches down road, Marines FG.14) HS Knocked-out Japanese tank with dead bodies alongside.15) LS Bldgs. on edge of air strip being bombed by Navy planes.QUALITY: GENERALLY GOOD." National Archives Identifier: 77560

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Palau, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Palau -- Peleliu Island, United States. Marine Corps, War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, Landing Craft -- United States, Motor Vehicles, Amphibious -- United States

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