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).
U.S. plane falls in sea during bombardment of islands of Peleliu, Palau. Flames over burning island. Island under bombardment. Shells burst and smoke columns rise. Men in Landing Craft watch bombardment. Landing Craft Infantry underway to beach firing. Battleships bombard beach. LCVPs in water. Extremely concentrated fire on beach. (World War II period).
LVT (Landing vehicles Tracked) and LVT A (Landing Vehicles Tracked Armored) underway to beach during bombardment of Peleliu, Palau. Scenes of island and Landing Craft Infantry. 30 cal machine guns in bow Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP). Landing Crafts approach beach. One Landing Craft (LC) is hit. Men being removed from stranded craft. (World War II period).
American African American engineers placing TNT charges under trees during construction of Ledo Road in Manpin, Burma. A man adjust lighted fuse. African American engineer runs, stops and watches near tree. Charges go off and trees fall.
African American engineers operate bulldozers , clearing area in the jungle during construction of Ledo Road in Manpin, Burma. Cleared area. A few officers in campaign hats stand. Engineers use wrench on bulldozer. African American engineers operating bulldozer.
A Caterpillar D7 bulldozer working to push fallen trees out of the planned route during construction of Ledo Road in Manpin, Burma. Bulldozer pushing logs into huge pile. A cleared area. A bulldozer pushing dirt.
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