Invation of Peleliu Part 2

Description

1) HA MS Man on deck of ship sewing flags with hand sewing machine.2) LA LS Man looking through long glass on signal bridge; flag hoist in bg; hoist is then executed.3) HA MLS Enlisted men break out the American flag and then fold it up.4) HA LS Army and Navy men in card game.5) HA MS Card game in progress.6) HA MS Group of men playing cards on deck.7) LS Small craft in the water; LCVP"s underway.8) LS LST"s on the horizon; also transports; landing craft in fg.9) LS APA; heads of men in the LCVP in fg.10) HA MS Marines aboard LCVP; one is talking into portable radio.11) LS Orange Beach at Peleliu; smoke coming from the beach; LCVP"s loaded with troops in fg; landing craft heading toward beach.12) LS LCVP"s heading for the beach which is smoking.13) LS Cruiser of the Salt Lake City Class, on the horizon bombarding.14) LS Beach area; two LCVP"s in fg; heads of men.15) LS PT boat and an LCVP underway; PT boat laying-to.16) LS LVT"s heading for the beach; large columns of smoke coming from the beach in the fg.17) LS Looking down the beach; large explosion; men jump up and hit the deck.18) LS Looking down the beachhead as men are pinned down.19) LS Overlooking the coral barrier reef at Peleliu; LVT heading toward the reef; marines lying on the beach.20) LS Marines advancing up small hill.21) MLS Marine stooping behind hill; others fall beside him.22) LS Barrier reef at Peleliu; LVT"s coming toward reef; invasion force in bg.23) LS Looking down the beachhead; marines digging foxholes; smoke coming from the beach.24) LS Marine or Navy medic comes up, takes canteen out and gives wounded man a drink.25) LS Marines squatting down behind bushes shooting at something.26) LS Men advancing through jungle; coconut trees blasted apart.27) LS Three marines, one wounded, one helping the other.28) LS Part of the jungle which has been blown apart; marines sitting and smoking.29) HA MS Marines, one operating hand generator, another taking message.30) HA LS Marines manning mortar in deep trench.31) LS Artillery crew; artillery cases, in fg, as the men load and fire the 15mm howitzers.32) HA LS Captured Japanese sitting while marine guard.33) LS Marine setting up communications wiring in tree.34) LS DUWK parked on side of beach; vehicle is damaged and afire; LVT in bg; task force in far background on the horizon.35) LS Demolition man disarming land mine.36) LS Task force on horizon.37) HA LS Marines walking up the beach with rifles; DUWK, in fg, smoldering38) HA LS Marines sitting on whats left of a bunker.39) LS Navy and Marine men lounging around aboard ship.40) HA CU Map as marine officer points out beachhead.41) MLS Marine instructor briefing the men.42) LS Amphibious task force on the horizon.43) LS Task force; DD"s of the Fletcher Class; men on the stern (taken from a PC).QUALITY GOOD

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities