Battle of Leyte in the Pacific Campaign of World War II in Philippines. A convoy of United States ships underway at sea. A convoy of Landing Ship Medium underway at sea. United States soldiers aboard the ship. Smoke rise with an explosion on land in the background.
U.S. Army Air Force 8th Fighter Group aboard a ship underway in the Philippines Sea during World War II. Guns at a quarterdeck throw up a barrage. A 20mm gun turret moved by 8th Fighter Group. Guns fire at flare. Flak in the sky. Soldiers practice firing into water. They hit in the water. A ship underway in a harbor. Shells explode in water. From the bow of the ship a shooting convoy is visible.
U.S. 80th Fighter Squadron aboard a ship underway in the Philippines Sea during World War II. U.S. Army soldiers lower a landing craft over the side of the ship. A ship convoy underway at sea and change positions for a battle formation. The soldiers on alert at a 20mm gun. U.S. 80th Fighter Squadron on the deck receives instructions. A 1st Sergeant gives the instructions and they listen to him. The GIs clean guns. Initials S.G. on sleeves of a ship guard. A guard patrols on the ship.
U.S. Army Air Force 8th Fighter Group aboard a ship underway in the Philippine Sea during World War 2. Soldiers fire guns from the deck of the ship. Shells explode in water and flak in the sky. The ship approaches Leyte Island at sun rise. American forces in a landing craft underway at sea. A gun crew fires at Japanese Nakajima B6N Tenzan ("Jill") aircraft which is diving towards the ship in a kamikaze suicide attempt. The shells explode in water.
U.S. Army Air Force 8th Fighter Group aboard a ship underway in the Philippines Sea during World War II. The deck of the ship. A ship convoy underway at sea. Leyte Island in the background. A Landing Ship Tank ( LST ) is lowered from the starboard side. A ship lays a smoke screen to cover the convoy. Soldiers lower the LST into water. The soldiers lower a truck over the starboard into the LST. A hoist pulls a truck from the hold of the ship. GIs in a lading craft anchored to the ship. Lowering of a truck over the side into a landing craft. A truck loaded with supplies is lowered into the LST. Trucks and soldiers in the LST. Another truck with supplies is lowered into the LST. The soldiers cover the trucks on the LST. Soldiers aboard the LST underway towards Leyte beach.
Activities of U.S. Army Air Force 8th Fighter Group at a beach on Leyte Island in the Philippines during World War II . Soldiers put up tents on the beach. Palm trees in the background. The soldiers drive a U.S. tank on the beach. Tents in the background. A completed tent and mess equipment in side the tent. A loaded truck pulls out of an LST ( Landing Ship Tank ). A truck enters the camp site. A grader levels a part of the beach. A ship convoy anchored in a distance. A crane unloads equipment and supplies from the LST onto the truck. The truck pulls away and drives along a muddy road.