The destroyer USS Braine, DD-630, transfers wounded men, via Stokes stretcher, to the battleship USS New Mexico, BB-40, for medical treatment, during the Marianas campaign of World War 2. (The USS Braine had earlier been hit by a Japanese six-inch shore battery off the shores of Tinian, causing minor damage.)
Three U.S. Light Cruisers moving in a line off the coast of an island in the Marianas during World War 2. Two Bogue class escort aircraft carriers (CVE). A warship in camouflage paint. Sailors sunbathing on deck of battleship as Kingfisher scout plane catapults next to them. The Kingfisher flying low over the water. Flak filled sky. A United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer warship (DD) in camouflage, passes. Heavy smoke billowing from land targets. Light Cruiser firing at shore. Sailors loading and firing gun aboard ship. Firing from triple gun turret aboard battleship. Smoke rising from heavy bombardment on shore.
Wounded from the destroyer, USS Braine (DD-630) being transferred on Stokes Stretcher, to the USS New Mexico, during the Marianas campaign of World War 2. Wounded on stretcher, being lowered onto deck of the battleship, USS New Mexico (BB-40) and carried to sickbay. Ship's medical officer being transferred to the USS Braine on a breeches buoy.
Activities of U.S. soldiers as they establish positions on Guam, Mariana Islands during World War 2. U.S. soldiers wade ashore from Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs). Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVTs) and DUKWs, amphibious trucks roll ashore. A soldier on the beach puts on pack supplies. Troops and the DUKWs move onshore and establish a beachhead. Soldiers on a transport ship pass the camera on their way to disembark.
U.S. troops wading ashore on Guam, during Marianas campaign, in World War 2. Transport ships in far background. One soldier directing vehicular traffic in the surf, motions to a DUKW amphibious vehicle, carrying a load of troops, that drives past the camera. Troops carrying packs and weapons as they slog through shallow surf. Battle scarred shoreline of sand and palm trees. Vehicles moving through area as troops set up camp. More views of troops wading ashore, through deeper water (tide coming in). Line of amphibious vehicles (DUKWs) coming ashore. Contingent of U.S. troops wading in knee deep water. Some weapons covered in plastic for protection.
AUS troops bivouaced on Guam, during World War 2. American soldiers walk across a rough camp area. About a dozen soldiers relax under a makeshift tarpaulin lean to shelter. views of hills above U.S. troop positions. Several fallen Japanese soldiers lying in grass. A U.S. soldier patrols through underbrush for any hidden Japanese soldiers. Black smoke rises in distance and slowly spreads over the area.
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