Scene opens showing U.S. Marines from the 4th Division, in World War 2, sitting on the black sands of Iwo Jima as a Sherman tank drives past, behind them. Camera pans across the battle-scarred landscape of littered tree and shrubbery fragments. Next, Marines in a sandbagged position load and fire two shells,in quick succession, from an 81mm mortar. Momentary closeup of mortar crew and then from a few feet back as they fire another shell. A third marine, with them, communicates on a radio telephone. The marines continue firing mortar shells. (Note: The marine on the telephone has been identified as Denny Ray Leach, Age19, of Shreveport, Louisiana.)
U.S. marines of the 4th Division taking chow break in rugged terrain of Iwo Jima during World War 2. Closeups of marines eating and drinking in a fortified area. View from inside a bombed out bunker. Concrete reinforcing wires dangle silhouetted against the light sky. View from cliffside, down to beach where landing craft are visible. View of road and encampments. Mount Suribachi visible in the distance. Resupply operations being carried out on the beachhead. Landing craft infantry (LCIs) along the shore, including a damaged one sitting high and dry. Others are sunk. View back on the cliffside near the bombed out bunker.
U.S. Marines in action on Iwo Jima during World War 2. Sign: 'Ten Good Japs (Japanese) Here'. U.S. Marines climb on rocks with dog and look for snipers. Dead bodies of Japanese soldiers lay where they fell in their defensive position amongst rocks. U.S. Marine soldier carves sand stone grave marker containing image of crucifix and Christ.
U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima, during World War 2. Sign: Booby Trap area Keep Out. Japanese prisoner sitting on rocks. Many U.S. marines stand and sit around him. He seems able to converse with them.. The prisoner smokes a cigarette.
4th Division U.S. Marines in final phases of the battle for Iwo Jima, in World War 2. U.S. marine walks across rocks with destroyed vegetation behind him. A demolition charge explodes in the rocks and several Japanese soldiers emerge to surrender. Scene shifts to a Japanese stronghold in a cave. A Japanese officer stands with a U.S. marine outside the cave. A Japanese defender emerges and talks with the Japanese officer, who then tells the marine there are two more Japanese soldiers in the cave. The marine helps the Japanese soldier out of the cave. Scene changes to another Japanese stronghold, where a marine throws a line up to another marine standing atop the rocky outcropping. Next scene shows a demolition charge exploding at the site. In a new sequence, four U.S. marines carry a wounded comrade and place his litter on the ground where another team picks it up and carries it. View from high ground of Mount Suribachi, seen above mist, on distant end of the island. A truck moving rapidly over a dirt road on the island.
Marines of the U.S. 4th Division in final phase of the battle for Iwo Jima in World War 2. Several U.S. supply ships off the coast. A U.S. C-47 transport airplane in flight overhead. U.S. marine with flame thrower strapped to his back, walking across rocky terrain. Closeup of Japanese 20cm rocket bombs; remains of primitive wooden launch trough; a threaded fuse; and a mortar shell with fins.
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