U.S. Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. A crew near a 37 mm gun. The gun is fired. Japanese women jump off cliffs (choosing suicide rather than what they believe will be tortuous capture by Americans). A side of the cliff shows cave entrances.
U.S. Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. A group of Marines questions Japanese prisoners. A side of a cliff shows cave entrances. Shell hits at a cave entrance to rout the Japanese. Smoke rises from explosions.
U.S. Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. The Marines rout the Japanese out of caves. A flame thrower burns out a cave. Marines walk towards the entrance of a cave. Men throw grenades into the cave resulting in explosions.
A test of protective equipment during U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. Simulated chemical warfare shows U.S. troops advancing in a jungle of San Jose. The ability of the troops to wear gas masks for a longer time is tested. The soldiers wear gas masks and apply protective ointment on their bodies. The bodies of soldiers are examined for signs of skin irritation after wearing same uniform for a longer period. A soldier stripped to waist applies an ointment and a mosquito repellent. Mustard gas is tested against impregnated clothing of the soldiers. The soldiers crawl and walk through wooded area.
Tests of persistent gas munitions during U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. Chemical warfare tests shows U.S. troops firing 4.2 inch mortars and 105mm howitzers laying down a mustard gas barrage. Smoke rises from shell fire in the jungle. A technician examines a bombed area in the jungle. Vapor effects of persistent gas munitions are examined. Bodies of captured Japanese soldiers who were in the bombardment area are examined within three hours of the bombardment. U.S. troops without any protective clothing advance through the jungle area 48 hours after the bombardment. The troops fire mortars and howitzers.
Tests of non-persistent gas munitions during U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. U.S. troops advance in a jungle during a simulated chemical warfare. Bombs stacked in a munitions dump. The bombs are loaded on bomber aircraft. Japanese canisters on which Phosgene and CK gases are to be tested. Technicians use gas concentration recording instruments made by U.S. NDRC (National Defense Research Committee). Phosgene and CK gases are tested on goats, mechanical breathers and U.S. and Japanese canisters. CK gas breaks a canister. Gas testing shows bomb blasts in the jungle.
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