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Invasion Of Peleliu: Flag Raising, Marines Advance; Japanese POWs, 09/30/1944
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #5766. National Archives description "1) MS Officers salute at flag-raising ceremonies. 2) CU Marine bugler. 3) GV Tanks move across open space, cub plane passes BG. 4) MS-CU Men in communications center use telephone. 5) CU Man draws on situation chart 6) MS-CU Line of Marines moves across open space 7) MS Men advance thru devastated area-SV. 8) MS Man approaches dead Marine, investigates, walks on. 9) GV Large group of men around tank. 10) MS-CU Man fires BAR from shell hole. 11) MS-Pan Men crouch awaiting word to advance. 12) MS Man fires bazooka. 13) MS Japanese prisoners carry Japanese wounded on stretcher-SV 14) MS Army troops arrive as relief, march thru mud & rain-SV. 15) MS-CU Men fire rifles at Japanese in caves-SV. 16) MCU Adm. Halsey in jeep. 17) MS Adm. Halsey, Gens. Rupertus & Julian Smith. QUALITY: POOR, HAZY." National Archives Identifier: 77649 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, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Palau -- Peleliu Island, United States. Marine Corps, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners And Prisons, American, Halsey, William Frederick, 1882-1959, Rites And Ceremonies, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, Rupertus, William H. (Henry), 1889-1945, United States. Army, Smith, Julian C. (Constable), 1885-1975, War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded
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