U.S. Marines of 5th Regiment, 1st Marine Division, invade Talasea, New Britain. A U.S. armored vehicle being pulled uphill by a winch. The vehicle tows a trailer. The Marine driving the vehicle looks on the sides.
United States Marine Corps in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. Marines load and fire 155 mm Howitzers at Japanese enemy. An officer points out on a map and discusses the plan of action. The Marines walk in a forest area.
United States Marine Corps in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. Marines move past burning tanks in the jungle. A charred hand of a dead soldier stick out of burned tank. Marines with M4A3 Sherman tanks advance on a road. The tanks fire at Japanese enemy positions. Fire and explosion in the bushes. An officer smokes a cigarette. The Marines advance uphill on Mount Santa Rosa. Some Marines help their comrades climb up the hill.
1st Tank Battalion of the United States Marine Corps at Tulagi Island in Solomon Islands during World War II. Marines load supplies onto the ship with the help of cranes. Small boat approaches dockyard. Landing ships laying off shore. Landing craft loaded with supplies departs from dockyard. Another ship approaches the dockyard.
Film begins as a Yard Oiler (YO-12) pulls up alongside the Gunston Hall (LSD-5). Next the LCT-925 (one of the three aboard the Gunston Hall) exits the well dock, filled with supplies. Next, men are seen attaching a fuel transfer line from the YO-12 to the Gunston Hall's fuel port. Scene shifts completely to U.S. Marines of 1st Tank Battalion, receiving supplies aboard the transport ship,USS DuPage (APA-41), by means of net slings, from one of her Higgins boats (LCVP), alongside. Marines open the nets and remove the contents. Views of loaded slings being raised from another boat and being opened on deck of the transport ship. Silhouette of freighter offloading supplies, to be ferried to the DuPage, is viewed from a a boat moving towards her. A Higgins boat is beside the freighter. Camera pans up to show Panamanian flag on freighter's top mast. A large bundle of boxes being lowered from the freighter to sailors in Higgins boat beside, that has PA 41 stenciled on its bow.
U.S. Marines of the 1st Tank Battalion aboard the USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5) headed toward Peleliu in the Palau Islands during World War 2. Marines work on their M4A2 Sherman tanks aboard ship. They use tar and tape to seal places on the tanks as they prepare them for amphibious assault.They clean a hatch on one. A Marine points out water proofing points on tank. A slate reads "motor trouble" on September 12th. Another reads: "Passing Army Convoy." Then a long line of ships is seen on the horizon in the distance.
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