5th Marine Regiment aboard ships sail around the coast of Peleliu Island, Palau. Smoke rises from the Island in the background. Warships shell the Peleliu Island. Marine approach the island and attack dugout with flame thrower. (World War II period).
Smoke rises from burning LVT ( Landing Vehicle Tracked) tanks on Peleiu Island, Palau. Shell splashes among approaching LVT's. Marines stack empty 5" powder cans on deck of USS Honolulu. Phosphorous shells burst on Island. Ships and Landing Crafts in water around Peleliu Island. View of barrel of gun blasting towards the Island. (World War II period).
United States Marine signals blinkers aboard USS Honolulu around Peleliu Island, Palau. Various ships bombard the Island. Incendiary bombs explode on Peleliu Island. Many Landing Crafts in the background. F6F Hellcat dives and strafes over the Island. (World War II period).
The Pacific Theater of World War II during the Year 1945. Attack on Japanese island of Okinawa by the United States Military. United States Navy ships from the sea, launch a number of missiles towards the islands. The missiles traverse an aerial route and destroy the target Japanese positions. United States Marine Corps raid the island moving in amphibious landing tractors towards the island. Battle between Japanese soldiers and U.S. Marines. American flag hoisted on Okinawa after four months of furious battle. Officials and Military Commanders and soldiers salute the flag.
USAAF pilots of the 318th Fighter Group, during Pacific campaign of World War 2 on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands. Pilots going into meeting room for debriefing after their mission against Japanese targets on Tinian Island. Pilots briefing Intelligence officer, checking over target map, pointing out objects hit on Tinian Island. Two pilots playing chess. Pilot lying on sack, reading comic book.
The Peleliu operation in Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. Aerial view: Boats go across a lagoon towards the island of Engesebus. The boats advance from a lagoon to a beachhead. Aircraft in flight over the island. Ships fire at the shoreline and other ships in the background. Aerial view of the island shows bomb hits all around.
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