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U.S. 1st Division marines find time to clean up and get mail near end of battle of Peleliu Island, Palau, in World War II.

U.S. 1st Division marines find time to bathe and clean up at the end of preliminary mopping up operations in the battle of Peleiu Island, during World War 2. A group of Marines uses water from a captured Japanese well to take much-needed baths. They load captured supplies onto a Japanese cart. Other marines are also seen washing up at the captured site. Two marines look at a small Japanese army truck. Marines gather around for mail call as letters from home are destributed. A marine standing in front of his tent. A group of marines relaxes, as one of them cuts open a coconut. Several of them smoke cigarettes. Two are seen cleaning their rifles.

Date: 1944, October 4
Duration: 3 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022900
U.S. Carrier-based TBF Avenger aircraft attack Japanese positions during the battle of Peleliu Island, during World War II

Views from American positions on the ground, as U.S. carrier-based Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft attack Japanese positions on Peleliu Island in World War 2.

Date: 1944, September 16
Duration: 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022906
U.S. marines of the 1st Marine Division and 1st Tank Battalion on Peleliu Island during World War II.

U.S. marines of the 1st Division, seen during lull in fighting on Peleliu Island, during World War 2. Body of a dead Japanese soldier who apparently committed suicide with a knife. Marines temporarily relaxing, including a group sitting in front of a large tent, near a sign reading: "Tank Bn CP," referring to a command post of the 1st Marine Tank Battalion.

Date: 1944, September 23
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022910
U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 transport aircraft operating from Biak Island, New Guinea, during World War II

Several U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft are seen landing, and later on, taking off, from Boroke Airstrip, Biak Island, New Guinea, during World War 2.

Date: 1944, November 15
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022924
United States Navy ships in the Pacific, as seen from USS Mount McKinley near Peleliu Island, Palau.

United States Navy ships near Peleliu Island during World War 2. View from aboard USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) of other ships in the area, near Peleliu Island, Palau.

Date: 1944, September 13
Duration: 2 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022934
U.S. Naval task force in action at Peleliu Island, Palau, during World War II

Film opens showing an American Portland class heavy cruiser underway moving astern the camera ship off Peleliu Island, Palau,during World War 2. Other warships are seen low on the horizon. At TC:00:37-00:57, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) is seen. Glimpses of the camera ship show a triple gun turret astern and a Curtis SOC Seagull biwing floatplane carried aboard. (This is likely a Portland class heavy cruiser.) The USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) appears astern at TC:01:08. At TC:01:53, a closeup of the Battleship USS Maryland (BB-46) is seen briefly behind the camera ship. Suddenly, a Fletcher class destroyer cuts across the stern of the camera ship. After that, the USS Maryland is seen again close astern. Explosions in the water on the horizon. Scene shifts to camera ship gun firing to port while underway. View of gun turrets. A Fletcher class destroyer in camouflage paint passes nearby. Closeup of a flush deck destroyer escort close to the shoreline. View of another flush deck destroyer escort with exploding shells raising plumes of water around it. More shells exploding in the water including one astern her that raises a very high plume of water. More shells exploding around the destroyer escort. Smoke rising from ashore from U.S. naval bombardment. Heavy black smoke rising in one spot. Flush deck destroyer escort moving from right to left across the scene. Heavy smoke and fires burning ashore from bombardment.

Date: 1944, September 13
Duration: 5 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022937