U.S. Marine Corps Communication activities at Peleliu, Palau Islands. Forward observation party, for 75mm pack How, U.S. 5th Marines 2nd Battalion, with binoculars, other men sitting in jungle. Marine observer watches fire through binoculars. Large body of water in background. Target area observer in the foreground silhouetted against sky. Operator of BC-1306 radio set sending message using hand crank generator. Shell bursts, smoke rising skyward. Shell burst in water. (World War II period).
Survivors of USS Indianapolis in Peleliu, Palau towards the end of World War II. The survivors aboard hospital ship USS Tranquillity (AH-14) (sometimes misspelled as USS Tranquility) off the coast of Peleliu.
During U.S. Marines invasion of Peleliu. Sign board 'Save Fresh Water' aboard ship. United States Marines bathe and eat. Marines work on and inside the ship. Soldier with headphones speaks over mouthpiece. Landing Crafts loaded with Marines moves towards Peleliu Island, Palau. Troops and tanks advance towards Japanese held positions on the Island. Marines fire rifles, Machine guns, rocket launchers, Howitzers and Mortars. Explosions on Peleliu Island. (World War II period).
5th Marine Regiment aboard ships sail around the coast of Peleliu Island, Palau. Smoke rises from the Island in the background. Warships shell the Peleliu Island. Marine approach the island and attack dugout with flame thrower. (World War II period).
United States Marine signals blinkers aboard USS Honolulu around Peleliu Island, Palau. Various ships bombard the Island. Incendiary bombs explode on Peleliu Island. Many Landing Crafts in the background. F6F Hellcat dives and strafes over the Island. (World War II period).
The Peleliu operation in Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. Aerial view: Boats go across a lagoon towards the island of Engesebus. The boats advance from a lagoon to a beachhead. Aircraft in flight over the island. Ships fire at the shoreline and other ships in the background. Aerial view of the island shows bomb hits all around.
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