United States Army Air Force B-29 crews prepare for a mission on Saipan, Marianas Islands, in the Pacific. Crews assembled outside a briefing hut. Crews who have already been briefed leave the briefing center. Those waiting enter. Views inside the briefing hall. Mission briefer refers to large map on the wall as he points out information and Japanese targets.
United States Marines during Allied operations in Guam, Mariana Islands, World War II. Palm trees on the beach. Some of them uprooted. United States Marine Corps and dogs of the Canine Corps march inland in Guam. Marines in a tent. A sign outside a tent reads 'COFS'. Officers talk in the tent area. A sign reads 'CG'. Marines advance across a field. Marines near a Japanese coastal defense gun emplacement. Men in the emplacement. A Marine smokes a cigarette. Marines in the foreground as smoke rises in the background.
United States Marines during Allied operations in Guam, Mariana Islands, World War 2. Japanese aircraft in flight as they begin to dive. Palm trees on the island. Bomb damaged jungle area with uprooted trees on the ground. Smoke rises from the jungle. U.S. Marines advance as smoke rises in the background. Uprooted trees on ground. Vapor trails in the sky. U.S. Marines advance. Allied tanks advance across the jungle. Smoke rises as the jungle is on fire.
United States Marines during Allied operations in Guam, Mariana Islands, World War II. U.S. Marines loaded on to tanks as they move up a road. Marines advance. Bomb damaged area of the jungle with uprooted trees. Two Marines drink water. Tanks and Marines advance. Uprooted trees in the jungle. Smoke rises from behind a wooded area.
United States Marines disarm Japanese bombs and mines in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. United States Marines work on ground to search for Japanese mines and bombs. A Marine digs up earth with a shovel. Men work on a dug out part of ground with tents in the background. Wrecked equipment on the field. Marines dig up earth as they search for mines. Japanese torpedo and bomb in ground. Marine removes the torpedo.
United States Marines disarm Japanese bombs and mines in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. United States Marines search for Japanese mines and bombs. A Marine removes a detonator from the ground. He removes a detonator from a Japanese torpedo. A view of the mine detonation and disposal operation area. Wrecked equipment on field and ships at sea in the background. Wrecked barges on the coast. A Marine disarms an aerial bomb set in the ground. A Marine digs up earth and removes a Japanese mine from the ground.