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U.S. Marines advance as tanks fire flamethrowers in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II.

United States forces in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Marines advance into Garapan. Marines shoot rifles. Marines along a railroad track as they set the area on fire and move away. Smoke rises as a flame thrower tank fires a flamethrower.

Date: 1944, July 3
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059629
U.S. 2nd Marine Division and 27th Infantry Division battles against the enemy on Saipan, Mariana Islands.

U.S. forces battle against the enemy on Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II.. A train loaded with ammunition heads towards Aslito Airfield. Animated map shows Garapan and other territories occupied by U.S. forces. Dead Japanese on the ground. Soldiers load and fire artillery. Troops fire machine guns. Fire and explosion on a hillside. 2nd Marine Division and 27th Infantry Division battle against the enemy.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064892
United States Marines advance along a railroad tracks towards a battlefront in Saipan, Mariana Islands.

Activities of U.S. Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. A marine fixes wounds on a Japanese prisoner. Other marines gathered around the Japanese prisoner. A tank in the background. Men advance along railroad tracks. An airplane in flight overhead. A man talks over a walkie-talkie. Men with rifles in the background. A man advances across a field. Fire and smoke rise from a hill in the background. Cliffs near Garapan. A machine gun crew keeps a lookout near the cliffs. A man talks over a walkie-talkie. A man armed with a carbine directs the troops along the railroad tracks. The marines advance along the railroad tracks. Dead Japanese at the side of the tracks.

Date: 1944, July 15
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062573
U.S. convoy of freighters, aircraft carriers, and LSTs, reaching Saipan Island, Mariana Islands in World War II

The Pacific Campaign on the Island of Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War 2. Map titled 'Mariana Islands' showing the location of U.S. carrier convoy. Map showing the location of LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank). Map with heading '804th Aviation Engineers in Saipan'. Map and sea route marked from Hawaii past Johnson Island showing location of transport convoy, June 17, 1944. Convoy at sea showing men aboard the ships looking down at the water. Convoy showing the various types of vessels in the convoy, mostly freighters. Continuation of maps with sea markings of the route of the convoy showing the location of Kwajalein Islands and location of Eniwetok. Carriers underway showing planes aboard the carriers. Personnel on look out, aircraft spotters and others. Huge geyser of water erupting near a freighter. Convoy off the coast of Saipan showing a huge geyser of water going up. LSTs and freighters at anchor off the coast of Saipan. Personnel aboard LST as they move in towards the shore. Gun flashes can be seen ashore. Unloading operation showing the LST pulling into shore, the door falls down into the water and a half track pulls out and moves into the shore loaded with men and equipment. Trucks, jeeps and all types of equipment moving across the water in toward shore. Men walking ashore.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047535
Battle of Saipan in the Pacific during World War II.

Animated map shows U.S. forces extending control in the Pacific to the Mariana Islands islands in the Pacific during World War 2. It shows chain of airfields linking island of Truk to homeland, Japan. Map focuses on island of Truk, in Micronesia, showing concentration of Japanese aircraft, ships, and troops there. Paths of U.S. air and naval attacks on Truk are shown. Map shows Japanese fleet withdrawing and U.S. forces by-passing Truk to concentrate on the Mariana islands. U.S. naval task force is seen off the island of Saipan on June 11, 1944. Two U.S. battleships are followed by two escort aircraft carriers/ Barrels of battleship triple guns firing at Saipan. Landing Craft Tank: Rocket LCT(R) firing salvos of rockets. Glimpse from aircraft, overhead, of landing craft leaving white wakes during amphibious assault. Closeups of U.S. troops in landing craft. View from shore of American troops storming ashore through surf, from landing craft, under heavy enemy fire. Closeup of soldier hunkered down in sand. Soldier dropping down from side of beached landing vehicle tracked (LVT). A dead U.S. soldier floating in the water. Troops firing from their LVTs. Shells striking on sandy shore. Marines running with stretcher over their shoulders Fletcher class destroyer firing her guns to port. Brooklyn class light cruiser firing guns to port. View from ships flying Japanese flags, of Japanese warships headed to engage U.S. fleet. Japanese aircraft carriers and Aichi Kokuki KK dive bomber (Val) taking off from a carrier. Aerial closeup of Japanese Val aircraft in flight, with pilot clearly visible before he banks his plane to the left. Formations of Japanese Val aircraft in flight. Formation of American Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft engaging the Japanese. Gun camera film showing Japanese aircraft being shot down. A Japanese aircraft crashing into the sea. Sailors of U.S. ship firing batteries of Bofors 40mm anti aircraft guns. and 20mm anti aircraft guns. Black flak clouds in the sky. A Japanese plane crashing into the sea. Aerial view of formation of Japanese Val aircraft in flight. Closeup of a Japanese Kawasaki Ki-61 (Hien) aircraft maneuvering to attack. More views of Japanese Val aircraft in formation. American dive bombers dropping bombs on, Japanese held, Orote airfield. View from the air of bombs striking and smoke clouds. Fires burning on the airfield. An American navy F6F hellcat plane diving. Gun camera film showing Japanese aircraft being downed. A plane director on deck of U.S. aircraft carrier. Two Grumman TBF aircraft taking off from a carrier. View toward tail of one taking off. U.S. aircraft in formation overhead, and then peeling off in trail formation to attack a target. Japanese ships being strafed. U.S. infantry continuing heavy fighting on Saipan.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675067288
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