Survivors of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) sinking, seen in Peleliu, Palau towards the end of World War II. Patients are carried on stretchers and loaded aboard an LCT (Landing Craft Tank). U.S. soldiers aboard a landing craft alongside the LCT.
Survivors of USS Indianapolis in Peleliu, Palau towards the end of World War II. The survivors aboard hospital ship USS Tranquillity (AH-14) (sometimes misspelled as USS Tranquility) off the coast of Peleliu.
AUS troops bivouaced on Guam, during World War 2. American soldiers walk across a rough camp area. About a dozen soldiers relax under a makeshift tarpaulin lean to shelter. views of hills above U.S. troop positions. Several fallen Japanese soldiers lying in grass. A U.S. soldier patrols through underbrush for any hidden Japanese soldiers. Black smoke rises in distance and slowly spreads over the area.
What appear to be a damaged Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) and several damaged DUKW amphibious vehicles at the shore of Guam, after invasion by U.S. troops in World War 2. Burned bodies of Japanese soldiers in their fortifications. U.S. troops make their way through mud. U.S. Army Jeeps and trucks move across the scene. View from camera carried in back of a jeep bouncing in muddy ruts. Some building materials seen laid out on ground.
United States Sixth Army Rangers in San Fernando, La Union, Philippines during World War II. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Walter Krueger and staff arrive at parade grounds. Other men standing in far background. A flag fluttering from a flagpole. Lt. Gen Krueger and the staff salute. He awards the Sixth Army Rangers.
Japanese Kamikaze aircraft attacking U.S. Navy Task Force off Okinawa. They attack the Aircraft Carriers Yorktown, Saratoga, and Bunker Hill. View from deck of USS Yorktown (CV-10) as a kamikaze, hit and on fire, passes directly overhead and crashes into the ocean just past the deck of the ship. The Saratoga is hit by 4 Kamikaze planes. 315 U.S. sailors and airmen killed or wounded. Crew struggles to control fires and damage and care for casualties.The attacks continue and the USS Bunker Hill is struck by 2 Kamikaze planes and is on fire with heavy smoke rising as crew tries desperately to save her. The Cruiser Wilkes-Barre comes alongside spraying fire hoses in attempt to aid the stricken Bunker Hill. The Wilkes-Barre passes respirators to firefighters aboard the Bunker Hill. Rescue boats pick up crewmen who were blown off the deck into the sea. 373 killed and 264 injured on the Bunker Hill. (World War II period).
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