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Men watch fire on Saipan, Mariana Islands from the deck of a destroyer.

Invasion of Saipan in the Mariana Islands during World War II.. An aircraft in flight over a destroyer. Fire on the island. Men watch from the destroyer deck in the foreground. Smoke columns rise from the island. Another ship in the background. Gun barrels on the destroyer. Rail at the deck. An aircraft on the deck. Ships in sea.

Date: 1944, June 16
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675067420
USAAF General Henry Arnold briefs a B-29 combat crew on Saipan, Mariana Islands before a mission to Tokyo, Japan.

A B-29 combat crew is briefed on Saipan island, Mariana Islands during World War 2. Several aircraft parked on an airfield. Few baggages in front of an aircraft. United States Army Air Force Generals Henry H Arnold and Lauris Norstad and another officers walking up to B-29 crew standing on the airfield. General Norstad introduces General Henry Arnold to the combat crew of B-29 Superfortress and the commandants who are on their way to Tokyo, Japan after joining the 21st Bomber Command. General Henry Arnold shakes hands with the commandants. The crew standing in a row beside a USAAF heavy bomber B-29 Super Fortress. General Arnold briefs the crew. The General says the 21st Bomber Command has been operating out of China and the crew has the best of the aircraft which could carry the heaviest of loads. The General tells the crew that the message which is to be conveyed to Japan, is to be written on bombs. A few members of the crew wheel a cart loaded with bombs beside the aircraft. One of the crew members writes a message on a bomb as the General dictates. The Generals, the commandants and the crew members beside the cart of the bombs. The General wishes the crew good luck and shakes hands with the commandants. The message on the bomb for the enemy reads 'To the Warlords of Japan, We have not forgotten - The B-29s will remind you again and again and again'.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069994
U.S. Marines battle Japanese troops to capture Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II.

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.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073834
Marines advance across open fields during invasion of Saipan in Mariana Islands.

Bullets hit ground and buildings in Saipan, Mariana Islands. Marines cautiously advance. Marines advance across open fields. Firing at hills. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675034831
U.S. Marines go aboard AP (transport) during invasion of Saipan at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands.

U.S. Marines during invasion of Saipan, Mariana Islands. They arrive in trucks at dock in Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. Marines work on dock and go aboard AP (transport) alongside. Convoy of AP underway. Transport area shows auxiliary ships and landing craft. Landing crafts underway lay smoke screen. Waves of landing craft underway to beach.

Date: 1944, July
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035292
General Julian Smith looks through the binoculars during invasion of Saipan in Mariana Islands.

LSD (Dock Landing Ship) anchored during invasion of Saipan, Mariana Islands. General Julian Smith looks through the binoculars. LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) underway. Duck stranded on reef. Shell splashes in the background.

Date: 1944, July
Duration: 3 min 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035296