Saipan Part 3

Description

new master Rej Film Life 23 may 72 INDEX NO. 2227 PRODUCED BY LOCATION DATE 2D MARIANAS July 1944 NEGATIVE POSITIVE DUPL. NEG. MASTER 16MM 35MM LENGTH Col. 300 ft. SUBJECT: SAIPAN CROSS REFERENCE LS Gutted street scene, Charan Kanoa. LOCATION-Saipan LS Through branches of plane flying overhead CITIES-Saipan LS Camera PANS to follow plane flying over- DAMAGE TO-Cities head. DEFENSIVE POSITIONS- MS As Marine from dugout position throws Foxhole grenade over edge of dugout. VEHICLE-Ambulance LS Camera follows ambulance jeep going down COMMUNICATIONS-Field road. Phone MS Observation post situated on top of rocks. WEAPONS-Explosions, MS Same, man at observation post is on phone Shell CU Marine in observation post, speaking over PRISONERS-Japanese phone. COMMUNICATIONS- MS Observation Post. Walkie-Talkie ELS Looking into valley of explosions on VEHICLE-Half-Track hill side. PERSONALITIES-Gen. ELS Tanks in valley. Merritt Edson QUALITY CONT'D. INSTRUMENT S-Optics HQ NO. 2D-16-14 REEL lofl INDFX NO. 2227

Collection

Records of the U.S. Marine Corps

Series

Films of Marine Corps Activities