A sailor at U.S. Naval Supply Depot in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. The U.S. sailor works on very small parts at a table in Procurement and Issue building.
Fuel drum salvage operation by U.S. Navy CBs (Construction Battalions) after the capture of Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. Large piles of 50 gallon drums. CBs cut the tops of the drums and weld the drums together to form pipelines. A pipeline made of drums is laid into a deep ditch and welding of large sections is completed.
Activities of U.S. soldiers as they establish positions on Guam, Mariana Islands during World War 2. U.S. soldiers wade ashore from Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs). Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVTs) and DUKWs, amphibious trucks roll ashore. A soldier on the beach puts on pack supplies. Troops and the DUKWs move onshore and establish a beachhead. Soldiers on a transport ship pass the camera on their way to disembark.
U.S. troops wading ashore on Guam, during Marianas campaign, in World War 2. Transport ships in far background. One soldier directing vehicular traffic in the surf, motions to a DUKW amphibious vehicle, carrying a load of troops, that drives past the camera. Troops carrying packs and weapons as they slog through shallow surf. Battle scarred shoreline of sand and palm trees. Vehicles moving through area as troops set up camp. More views of troops wading ashore, through deeper water (tide coming in). Line of amphibious vehicles (DUKWs) coming ashore. Contingent of U.S. troops wading in knee deep water. Some weapons covered in plastic for protection.
AUS troops bivouaced on Guam, during World War 2. American soldiers walk across a rough camp area. About a dozen soldiers relax under a makeshift tarpaulin lean to shelter. views of hills above U.S. troop positions. Several fallen Japanese soldiers lying in grass. A U.S. soldier patrols through underbrush for any hidden Japanese soldiers. Black smoke rises in distance and slowly spreads over the area.
What appear to be a damaged Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) and several damaged DUKW amphibious vehicles at the shore of Guam, after invasion by U.S. troops in World War 2. Burned bodies of Japanese soldiers in their fortifications. U.S. troops make their way through mud. U.S. Army Jeeps and trucks move across the scene. View from camera carried in back of a jeep bouncing in muddy ruts. Some building materials seen laid out on ground.