U.S. Soldiers in Guam during the Battle of Guam. U.S. soldiers carry casualties on litters. They transfer wounded to Landing craft. Pile of dead soldiers. Soldiers pay homage and express mourn to dead American soldiers. (World War II period).
U.S. soldiers in Guam during the Battle of Guam. U.S. soldiers walk in line. They are sitting on ground. A native walk with a stick. An announcement is made on loudspeakers for convention. Japanese civilians climb hilly terrain up. Captured Japanese under American soldiers. A soldier bandages to wounded. Ruins and debris. Views of damaged buildings and shelter. (World War II period).
Chamorros in Guam during the Battle of Guam. U.S. soldiers pass along streets of Guam. M-tanks are transported, ships in the background. Interior of office: George Ray Tweed, Chief radiomen on Guam who, with the help of locals hid out for the duration of the Japanese occupation, talks about violence that Japanese inflicted on Chamorro natives. He shows hideouts, from where soldiers fought. He talks to an officer. Chamorro natives pray for dead. Dead bodies with cut heads. Dead soldiers lying on ground showing brutality. Chamorro natives get food, medical care and infant care. (World War II period).
Chamorros in Guam during the Battle of Guam. A man plays whistle. Chamorro natives gather. Plans for Guam people shown. American soldiers load shells into artillery. Bulldozer levels land to construct airfield. An aircraft lands. During the war: naval battle, guns fired, ships underway at sea. A letter from Secretary of Navy James Forrestal depicts the U.S. progress in Guam.
Staff officers aboard USS Estes off the shore Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Interior of a plotting room aboard USS Estes (AGC-12) as staff officers plot the progress of operations in Okinawa using charts and operation plans. A teletype screen on a bulkhead in the background. The shoreline of Okinawa shows shells bursting and smoke columns near the beach. The message "Suicide boats hidden in inaccessible caves along beaches" appears on the teletype screen. A New York Class battleship from starboard quarter as signal hoist is raised on halyards. An officer reads a letter and turns pages. Pictures of suicide boats in caves are enclosed.
Opening title is: "The Fleet That Came To Stay." Opening scene shows a U.S. warship dimly in darkness, during World War 2. Three American sailors in battle gear, lean over the ship's railing and discuss their destination: "Okinawa.". One sailor walks along the deck, past many more looking over the railing. The men discuss being only 320 miles from Japan, itself. Nose view of a Japanese Kawasaki Ki-61 aircraft with engine running. View of it taking off, followed by a succession of views showing numerous similar Japanese aircraft taking off. A U.S. B-29 bomber taking off and views of B-29s in formation aloft. Bombs dropping from the B-29s and seen from the aircraft as they explode on Japanese targets below.
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