The United States 2nd Marine Division removes wounded from a battlefield in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Ambulance jeeps come down a road towards a first aid station. The marines unload casualties on stretchers from the ambulance jeeps. The casualties being moved into the first aid station. A marine walks behind an ambulance jeep as it moves down a hill. The marines unload casualties on stretchers from an ambulance jeep. A doctor looks at a wounded marine. A wounded marine sitting on a stretcher. The marines load litter wounded on to a truck. The truck carrying wounded marines pulls away from the hospital area.
Treatment of wounded United States soldiers in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. A casualty on a stretcher receives blood plasma. Medic or other personnel stands by waving flies away from the patient. An ambulance jeep arrives at an aid station. Soldiers carry a stretcher and a casualty in the aid station. A wounded man with shell shock being treated and interviewed. An ambulance jeep comes at the aid station. It backs into the area. A casualty on a stretcher. A Corpsman takes down information about the wounded. Corpsmen treat a wounded soldier. An ambulance in the background. A Corpsman and a doctor rig up blood plasma and give it to a wounded soldier on a table. A casualty being administered blood plasma. A truck loaded with casualties pulls away from the aid station. A jeep along side the truck and another jeep in the background. A group of doctors rests and smokes. 6th Regiment Aid Station. Soldiers gathered around the aid station.
On the joint force assault by the American Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force against the Japanese on the island of Saipan, Guam and Tinian in the Mariana islands. A map of the Mariana Island in the Pacific, occupied by the Japanese forces. Map of the Guadalcanal. U.S. troops advance in jungles, reach ashore in inflated boats and land on beachheads. Grim faced soldiers marching in the Marshall Islands. Map shows advancement of U.S. forces in Japanese occupied areas. Map shows location of the Marianas Island. U.S. troops aboard landing crafts reach ashore. Face of commander as he yells to comrades. Scenes of battle between the American and the Japanese forces. Landing ship tanks (LST) advance on beach head. Sounds of heavy artillery shelling. U.S. troops advance on beach under heavy enemy fire. Joint Assault Force attacks the island of Guam. Guam is finally reclaimed by the U.S. forces. The U.S. flag is planted on Guam. (World War II period).
'The Fighting Lady', pseudonym for the USS Yorktown (CV-10) in the Pacific Theater during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The U.S. Assault Force battleships including USS Yorktown, USS Colorado, USS Tennessee and USS Pennsylvania advance towards the Mariana Islands. 'The Fighting Lady' crew watches as crippled U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft make landing attempts on their return after bombing the Tinian Island. The Landing Officer signals. Wrecked planes land on the flight deck. The flight deck emergency crew, fire fighters, rescue details and medical foremen rush towards the plane on fire. A torpedo plane on fire lands. Officers and crewmen watch as the emergency crew tries to DOUZE out the fire. Intelligence officers question the pilots in a Ready Room. Radio operators in the Radio Plotting Room send news about approaching Japanese torpedo planes and dive bombers from enemy aircraft carriers. The alarm sounds, crew activity on flight deck, sailors rush to their battle stations. Activity in the engine room and boiler room as USS Yorktown advances on guard. Commander Dixie Kiefer gears himself for action. The ship dog mascot named Scrappy is seen wearing a life jacket.
United States Marines during Allied operations in Guam, Mariana Islands, World War II. LVTs (Landing Vehicles Tracked) underway in the Pacific Ocean. A ship at sea. Smoke rises in the background. A puff of smoke rises upwards. LVTs and LCVPs (Landing Crafts Vehicle Personnel) underway at sea. U.S. Marines loaded onto LVTs and LCVPs as they head for the Guam coast. A LST (Landing Ship Tank) at sea as a LVT enters the LST.
Cleaning up operations by the U.S. Army in Agana, Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. Aerial views of the town of Agana after U.S. Army Air Force bombardment. A Mass is conducted in a field as cleaning up operations continue. Smoke rises from shell explosions. U.S. Marines armed with guns advance cautiously. Wounded are carried behind the firing line by their comrades. Near the same United States Marine marker which stood during the Japanese attack two and a half years ago, the U.S. flag is raised over Guam.