The amphibious landing of U.S. troops in Palau during World War II. The American aircraft in flight overhead. A Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) coming on to the beach. Three LVTs heading for the beach. Part of the task force. The armored LVT passes on the reef. Two armored LVTs on the beach. Troops unloading from the LVT and running up through the surf. The troops advancing on to the beach. The LVT high on the beach. A dead man floating in the water. A dog tag around the man's neck. Men play a crap game using a helmet. The dice and money in the helmet.
The amphibious landing of U.S. troops in Palau during World War II. The beachhead area as two Landing Vehicles Tracked (LVT) pull up and troops disembark. The troops advancing on the beach and the ships in the far background. A soldier with a flame thrower squatting behind a tree. A man squat in the bushes. The beach as the troops advance. A soldier drops down into prone position and mans a M9 bazooka.
The amphibious landing of U.S. troops in Palau during World War II. Four Landing Vehicles Tracked (LVT) heading for the beach. The troops unloading from the LVTs. A wrecked aircraft in the water. The troops unloading from the LVT. The wreckage of the aircraft. A man digging a foxhole. A man getting his knee bandaged. A man jumping over the side of an LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) into the surf. Men unloading into the surf from an LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel). A man carrying a stretcher on his shoulder. Two Sherman tanks with snorkels on the beachhead and an LCT (Landing Craft Tank) in the background. Sign: 'Tokyo Bound' on the side of the tank. Snorkel on the port of the tank. LCT 1292 on the beach as it loads Sherman tanks. The tanks load onto LCT on the ramps. Two tanks in the LCT. A soldier wearing foul weather gear and life jacket talks over the radio.
A fighter plane P-51 of the U.S. Army Air Force taxies on ground. Other P-51 Mustang in flight. Army vehicles move as the planes fly overhead. A large number of P-51s parked. A vehicle moves in the background.
Man refuels B-29 plane. A man on the wing of a bomber B-29 Superfortress of the U.S. Army Air Forces. Another man gives him a hose. The man on the wing refuels the aircraft. Another plane in the background.
Boeing B-29 Superfortress taking off from Isley Field, Saipan, during World War Two. View of Pilot at controls. View from nose of aircraft as it flies very low over ships in the water. Crew members in flight gear plus life vests (also known as Mae West jackets) are sweating from tropical heat at low altitude. B-29s moving as they taxi to line up for takeoff. A Curtiss C-46 Commando flies overhead. Seen are B-29s of Saipan-based 73rd Bomb Wing's 497th Bomb Group (Tail Code "A"), 499th Bomb Group (Tail Code "V") and 500th Bomb Group (Tail Code "Z"). Also seen are aircraft of the 314th Wing, stationed on Guam, including those of 39th Bomb Group (Tail Code "P") as well as B-29s of the Tinian-based 313th Wing's 9th Bomb Group (Tail Code "X") and 6th Bomb Group (Tail Code "R"). Views of the B-29s taking off. Name on one aircraft, "The Rocket," can be seen. B-29 taking off directly over camera. Ground operations and departures being controlled by a controller/dispatcher on radio telephone. Formation of B-29s overhead. Interior of a B-29 in flight, showing gunner relaxing at his position. View of crew inside B-29 bomber.
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