United States Army Air Force at the Isley Field base in Saipan in Mariana Island, South Pacific during World War II. A B-29 bomber parked at hardstands near the runway. Painted name, 'Devil's Delight' on the nose of the plane. Wheel plate of this plane reads 'A Member of the B-29 Formation to First Bomb Tokyo'. Front side has written 'Shoot You're Faded' on the nose turret. Devil's head insignia painted on its nose. Crewmen stand on bench, working to clean the B-29.
U.S. Task Force 58 attacks Japanese held island Saipan in the Mariana Islands during World War II. Task Force 58 ships head towards Saipan. A map of Saipan. Carriers, battleships and destroyers of Task Force 58 underway. U.S. Navy Admiral Raymond Spruance aboard a ship. U.S. Naval guns bombard Saipan. Smoke rises from shell explosions on the island. U.S. Marines embark on landing crafts off Saipan. The Marines and U.S. tanks advance on the island. U.S. heavy artillery guns bombard Saipan. The Marines continue to battle Japanese troops as they advance. Japanese installations in ruins. A U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft lands on the island. The American flag is raised. U.S. medics treat wounded soldiers. Japanese women and children are removed to safety by U.S. troops.
The United States 2nd Marine Division in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Marines of the 2nd Division advance behind a tank. The marines look towards an enemy position and fire rifles. Explosions occur near the enemy position. The marines use flame throwers at the enemy position and a column of smoke rises. Wooden supply crates piled up on a field. The marines advance across a field. Smoke rises from the enemy position. 75 mm gun crew fire at the enemy position.
The United States 2nd Marine Division in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Smoke rises from the side of a hill. Smoke rises from an enemy position. Tanks roll in the foreground. A marine advances through debris. He picks up a rifle lying in the debris. Smoke and explosions occur at the enemy position.
The United States 2nd Marine Division removes wounded from a battlefield in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Reconnaissance patrol move into a suicide valley through a dense jungle to count the number of dead marines. The marines talk as they give information to an officer. The marines rest in a dense jungle as they drink from canteen cups. Two marines carry a casualty on a stretcher as a tank moves alongside for cover. The tank backs out of position. The marines remove the casualty as a tank moves alongside and a machine gun is fired.
The United States 2nd Marine Division removes wounded from a battlefield in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. An ambulance jeep pulls up at a First Aid Station. The jeep parks and men remove casualty on a stretcher. Medics treat the casualty. They find the casualty to be dead. A priest near the dead marine. The dead being covered with a sheet. The priest says a prayer for the dead. The marines carry a stretcher towards the first aid room.