PELELIU ISLAND OPERATIONS, PALAU GROUP, WEST CAROLINE ISLANDS, WEST PACIFIC, 5TH MARINE REGIMENT, FIRST MARINE DIVISION Part 1

Description

Signal Corps ADC 3435 SOURCE: AFCF (US Marine Corps ID-35-83) Card 1 of 2 135-1 FILM: Arch DN & APC MP, 850' ea, Silent PELELIU ISLAND OPERATIONS, PALAU GROUP, WEST CAROLINE ISLANDS, WEST PACIFIC 5TH MARINE REGT, FIRST MARINE DIV Oct 1944 (no captions) Damaged trees on ridge; smoke moving up in bg. A Navy FLU Corsair plane flies past. Explosions in bg. The plane is bombing the Japanese-held ridge. Another two planes fly in and disappear in the bg. General views of airfield, C-47 is taxiing; there are other planes doing the same and a number of aircraft parked on the field. Camera pans as two single engine planes take off. A Marine watches a plane fly past and then smoke from exploding bomb. MS, MCU, Gen Rupertus and another officer examine map which is lying on the ground. Both men stand up. The Gen hands the map to the officer. RV, a marine aiming a rifle away from C. MS, another marine fires a rifle grenade near burning rubble. LS, two officers at beach looking at the ships in the harbor; one points. Unsteady shot of ships. One seems to be aground. MS, head-on, to LSTs at the beach; water and rocks in fg, Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE., LIC 1, NY NF/sj Signal Corps ADC 3435 DC SOURCE: AFCF (US Marine Corps ID-35-83) Card 2 of 2 435-2 FILM: Arch DN & APC MP, 850' ea, Silent PELELIU ISLAND OPERATIONS, PALAU GROUP, WEST CAROLINE ISLANDS, WEST PACIFIC 5TH MARINE REGT, FIRST MARINE DIV (Cont'd) Oct 1944 (no captions) (Cont'd) Pan, fighter plane taxis along strip and takes off. An amphibious plane, probably a PBY, takes off from the airfield L/R. Navy Corsair planes fly over damaged trees and drop bombs. Several explosions are seen. (good shots) CU, Marine situation maps. One is marked D + 20 to D + 25, repeated bomb strikes, etc. Another chart with D + 24 location indicated by arrow, also the point D + 25 and a marking of the enemy strong point. Slate: 10/11/44 LS, several white phosphorus shells exploding in the distance on ridge. MS of dead, mutilated Japs. CU, marine standing at a 200mm Japanese HOW. MSs, several explosions; tracked vehicle (LVT?) firing flame thrower. Marines firing 105mm HOW at the Japanese held ridge. Record Group 111 LS, showing a shell exploding on the ridge. Accession Number I II-NAV-210 MLS, RV, HOW crew in action and shells exploding on the ridge. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE., LIC 1, NY NF/sj

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities