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U.S. soldiers at a bivouac area in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II.

U.S. troops in Guadalcanal,Solomon Islands during World War II. U.S. soldiers around pup tents set up in bivouac area. A soldiers shaves before small mirror tacked to tree trunk. Mascot cockatoo sits above soldier. Two soldiers visit a cemetery on island. Crosses in cemetery.

Date: 1944, December 21
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074987
United States 322nd regiment 81st Infantry Division troops land at Red Beach, Angaur Island after aerial bombardment. (WW2)

Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers flying in formation during the Battle of Angaur in World War II. Aerial view of United States landing circling near Angaur. Fighters strafe Japanese positions on Angaur Island. Officer gives orders for first wave to deploy over the telephone. An officer wearing a T-45 lip microphone responds . First wave of 322nd regiment landing craft head to Angaur Island Red Beach. U.S. Army troops inside landing craft underway. Animated map shows arrow pointing at Red Beach, Angaur. United States troops on armored tracked vehicles landing on shore. Soldiers advance to the beach after the Higgins boat door opens. Armored vehicles fire at Japanese positions from the beachhead. Soldiers in prone position as smoke envelopes the scorched coastal jungle. Close ups of soldiers under fire and digging in.

Date: 1944, September 17
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080161
81st Infantry Division troops embark for Peleliu Island while others clear brush for landing strip during Battle of Angaur (WW2)

United States 321st Regiment, 81st Infantry Division board LSTs for Peleliu Island during the Battle of Angaur in World War II. A ship leaves the port while soldiers wait for another ship. Infantry troops clear the jungle while searching for Japanese snipers on Angaur Island. A soldier hacks away tree branches. 81st Infantry Division “Wildcats” troops clear away leaves, branches, and vegetation. Bulldozers clearing bushes, debris, and soil. A road roller with spikes flattens ground. A soldier spins the propeller of a Piper L-4 Grasshopper scout plane to start it. The plane taxiing and taking off from the newly built airfield.

Date: 1944, September
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080166
United States Army 7th Air Force Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers over Rock Islands, Koror, Palau (WW2)

Aerial view of Rock Islands in Koror, Palau during a United States bombing mission in World War II. An inhabited island with a port and some roads. A squadron of United States Army 7th Air Force Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft flying over Koror.

Date: 1945, April 30
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080431
Chinese laborers mine iron ore in Japanese-occupied Hainan Island (WW2)

Coconut trees on Japanese-occupied Hainan Island during the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II). Native Chinese laborers work on railway tracks and in Tandoku Iron Mine, near Sanya, Hainan Island. Chinese laborers digging for iron ore in open pit mining. The laborers scoop iron ore and load into rail cars. A group of laborers push the rail wagons filled with iron ore into pit. A Japanese man supervises the miners. A laborer fills wagon with iron ore while another pushes a cart away. The wagons filled with iron ore move on railway track.

Date: 1941, June
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Japanese
Clip: 65675080581
U.S. Navy pilots return after bombing Marcus Island and report to the combat intelligence officer aboard USS Yorktown.

USS Yorktown (CV-10) in the Pacific Theater during World War 2. U.S. Navy fighters, bombers and escorts return after bombing Marcus Island. including the SBD Dauntless, TBF Avenger, F6F Hellcat, A-25 Shrike, SB2C and SBF Helldiver land on the carrier. An officer supervises the deck activities. Crewmen signal and guide the planes. An aircraft lands with a ruptured tire. Landing officer warns the crew to keep away on the stern. The pilots go below to report to the combat intelligence officer. The officer and a crewman seated at a table with documents and photographs. The pilots provide statistics regarding bombs dropped, ammunition fired, and targets. They report on shore installations, radio stations, gas dumps, hangars and ammunition dumps set on fire due to their bombardment. Smokey, the radio plotting room in charge, tracks the remaining aircraft over the radio. Crewmen signal on the flight deck as a plane crash lands. Officers and pilots in a meeting.

Date: 1943, August 30
Duration: 3 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675021558