BATTLE ACTION ON PELELIU. BEACHHEAD ACTIVITY, EVACUATING WOUNDED & BODY DISPOSAL | The Archive Project

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This clip is Part 1 of a 4-part film.

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1) GV Large explosions, LVT FG.2) MCU Men fire bazooka.3) LS Projectile explodes on beach position.4) MCU Men fire rifles, trigger mortar, & bazooka-SV.5) MS Line of Marines advances carrying equipment, etc.6) MCU Man uses walkie-talkie.7) MS Marines carry wounded man on stretcher.8) HS-MCU Man draws on situation map-SV.9) MS-Pan Truck & trailers unload supplies.10) GV Airfield, smoke columns rise BG-SV.11) MS Officers confer in tent (UX).12) MS-Pan Marines carry wounded man on stretcher, tank passes BG.13) MS Men with telephones-SV.14) MS Crane unloads LCVP, many LCs BG.15) GV Body disposal unit, fingerprinting & burying dead, etc.-SV.16) MS Dead Japanese-SV.17) GV-MS Pontoon causeway under construction-SV.18) MS Men go thru chow line-SV.QUALITY: GOOD

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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Date

1944-09-18

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3:01

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