The U. S. Marine Corps 170th Anniversary: November 10, 1945

About this film

Description from the National Archives: "Summary: MSs, Gen Alexander A Vandegrift speaking from desk tells of the Marine victory at Peleliu and their preparations for further attacks upon the enemy. Navy torpedo dive bombers in flight. AV, tracers going into Japanese vessel at sea, and resultant explosions. AV, showing bursts of smoke on Pacific island; smoke and flames rising from coconut grove. AV, showing destruction to homes and buildings on Guam. Seq: Tent city for civilians on Guam. CU, sign, "Civil Affairs Headquarters". Civilians on Guam being inoculated. Children are fed in mess hall. Native Dwellings in stage of reconstruction. LS, crane wrecks building which is partly destroyed. LS, explosion atop cliff. VS, operation of electric drill, Surveyor at work, conveyor as sand falls into a pile. LS, B- 29 takes off from airstrip on island. LS, profile views, guns aboard ship firing. EXT, LSs, Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Shell bursts atop mountain. MS, ship's guns are fired. LS, destroyer firing its guns. Plane taking off from carrier. ELSs, LCIs launching rockets; cut to shore showing explosions. LS, wave of LVTs coming toward shore; in bg a battleship fires its guns. CUs, expr…

Directors & creators

United States. Marine Corps

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, World War II, Iwo Jima, Battle Of, Japan, 1945, USMC, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Guam, United States. Marine Corps, Newsreel, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Palau -- Peleliu Island, Vandegrift, A. A. (Alexander Archer), 1887-1973, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Palau

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