Marines of 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division, advance uphill at Peleliu Island, Palau. Dead Maine on rock. Smoke rises from forest area. Slate notes that Marines made contact with elements of the U.S. Army 321st Regimental Combat Team and discontinued filming as they came under fire from Japanese forces. (World War II period).
7th Marine Regiment troops ride M4 Sherman tanks of the Army, 710th Tank Battalion, as they advance towards Japanese positions on Peleliu Island, Palau during World War 2, in Pacific. Tank advances towards Japanese enemy through jungle area. Marines walk in front of the tank.
F4U Corsairs or U.S. Marine Aircraft Group 11, bombard Japanese positions on Prostitute Ridge, Peleliu, Palau, during World War 2. They fly a number of sorties, dropping general purpose bombs on fortified Japanese positions, very close to U.S. Marine positions. Marine pilots fly low and slow, with landing gear extended to assure accuracy in their bombing.
1st Division marines fire 105mm and 155 mm Howitzers at Japanese positions on Prostitute Ridge in Peleliu Island, Palau. Marines load shelsl into Howitzers and fire. (World War II period).
U.S. Marines of the 1st Marine Division, are seen in a group on path during the battle of Peleliu Island, during World War 2. One of the marines has a doberman pincher dog on a leash. Marines drive a jeep on the path, in front of a 1st Marine Tank Battalion M4A2 tank. The marine, with the dog, pours some water, from his mess kit cup, over the dog's head to cool him.
Two wrecked Japanese tanks with smoke rising in the background at Peleliu Island, Palau. Mortar shell explosion and smoke on hill in the background. Phosphorous shell explodes. F4 Corsair fly overhead and drop bombs on the hilly terrain of Island. (World War II period).
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