United States Army Air Force at the Isley Field base in Saipan in Mariana Island, South Pacific during World War II. Station Hospital at the base. GIs in beds in the Quonset hut. A Power Shovel digs a hill near the base. Coral from the hill loaded in a truck by a Shovel. Trucks transport the loaded coral through a rough mountainous terrain. Crops in farmlands near the base.
United States Army Air Force at the Isley Field base in Saipan in Mariana Island, South Pacific during World War II. B-29 bombers landing on a runway strip of the base. Coral from the hill loaded in a truck by the Shovel. Trucks transport the coral loaded by a Power Shovel. Trucks move on gravel path near the sea shore. Clouds in the sky.
United States Army Air Force at the Isley Field base in Saipan in Mariana Island, South Pacific during World War II. Mechanics stand on scaffold to reach the engines of a B-29 bomber. Air raid siren sounds. Mechanics jump on ground and run towards shelter beneath a bunker covered with mud sacks. Soldiers at the anti-aircraft gun post, fire with a 50 caliber anti aircraft gun, following course of enemy plane. Gunners turn the gun following the aerial path of the enemy bomber. GIs lined in a chow line outside a mess hall.
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.
Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers bomb factories and other targets in Formosa Island (present day Taiwan) and return to their base in Saipan, during World War II. Crew members attach guided bombs at dawn to the bombers. The bombers take off. Flying over Formosa Island over clouds they drop bombs on Japanese targets. Antiaircraft guns fired. The B-29 lands after a successful bombing mission. Crew of the B-29 'Tokyo Rose', first plane to fly over Japanese positions, honored at the Saipan base. Insignia on the nose of the plane. Brigadier General Hansel attaches medals on the uniforms of the crew members.
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.