U.S. Battleships (BBs) and cruisers bombard Peleliu island in Palau, Pacific ocean during World War 2. 5-inch guns bombard the island. Views of guns mounted on ship. Island in background. USS Mississippi and USS Idaho underway. Smoke column rises from the island. (The ship shown at the 1:04 to 1:32 second mark is the heavy cruiser USS Louisville (CA 28 ). View of port side 5 inch 25 caliber dual purpose guns and a 40 mm quad mount. The Louisville's starboard side guns are shown from the 2:30 - 2:51 second mark.)
Invasion and bombardment of Peleliu island, Palau. Fires burn and smoke columns rise from island. Three destroyers bombard island. Shells explode on beach. (World War II period).
United States Marines on Peleliu Island, Palau during World War II. Marines fire flamethrowers at a pillbox. Smoke rises from the area. A Marine kills a burnt Japanese soldiers. Dead Japanese soldiers on ground. A hand grenade being thrown near an airstrip as smoke rises.
United States Marines on Peleliu Island, Palau during World War II. A sign on the beach reads 'Shore Party C-P Orange'. Marines load crates onto LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) on the beach. Marines carry a wounded on a stretcher and place him onto a LVT. Marines carry a string wire. LVTs underway at sea with the Angura coast in the background. Smoke rises from the coast. An aircraft in flight. LVTs underway as columns of smoke rise from Angura island in the background.
United States Marines on Peleliu Island, Palau during World War II. Marines on the beach. LVTs (Landing Vehicle Tracked) DUKWs (amphibious truck) and bulldozers on the beach. Marines aboard a LVT. Marines milling about on the beach. Two LVTs approach the beach. An LVT moves up the beach.
United States Marines on Peleliu Island, Palau during World War II. Marines on a beach. Japanese mines on a beach. Marines milling about on the beach. Prone Marines fire rifles at a Japanese sniper on the beach.