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USS Braine transfers men to the USS New Mexico, during the Mariana Islands campaign in World War II

The destroyer USS Braine, DD-630, transfers wounded men, via Stokes stretcher, to the battleship USS New Mexico, BB-40, for medical treatment, during the Marianas campaign of World War 2. (The USS Braine had earlier been hit by a Japanese six-inch shore battery off the shores of Tinian, causing minor damage.)

Location: Mariana Islands
Date: 1944, June
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062229
Natives of Gambell village go walrus hunting on St. Lawrence Island.

Cruise of the whaler Herman to the Arctic. Natives of Gambell village (indigenous Yupik people) go walrus hunting. A native with a harpoon. Walruses on the ice sheet. Man strikes the walrus with a harpoon. The walrus dives. Skin and floats are attaches to the line as a drag. Walrus in water. Natives in a boat. Natives pose with walrus tusks aboard the whaler.

Location: Saint Lawrence Island Alaska USA
Date: 1915
Duration: 2 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020844
U.S. Navy Task Force bombards Saipan during World War II

A U.S. Navy Task Force underway in the Pacific Ocean off the shore of Saipan, Mariana Islands during the Battle of Saipan of World War 2. Closeup of triple gun turrets turned to port on a U.S. warship in the task force. Shells striking at shoreline of the island in distance. View of warship in the distance firing its naval guns to port. A Flush deck destroyer escort firing to port, from close to the island. Sailors in position with a twin Bofors 40mm gun. At TC:00:37 mark is the USS Indianapolis CA 35 heavy cruiser.Landing craft approaching the shore, where smoke is rising. A huge explosion in the water near the shore. Shell bursts in the water short of the island. Landing craft underway.

Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands
Date: 1944, June 16
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071740
Recovery of wounded U.S. marines during amphibious assault on Peleliu, Palau Islands, in World War II

A DUKW speeds toward the USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) in World War 2. It is seen tied up alongside with several wounded Marines aboard. Crewmen and Marines carry the wounded aboard the McKinley on litters (stretchers).

Location: Peleliu Palau Islands
Date: 1944, September 15
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022862
11th Marine Aircraft group drop bombs on Peleliu Island, Palau.

F4U Corsairs or U.S. Marine Aircraft Group 11, bombard Japanese positions on Prostitute Ridge, Peleliu, Palau, during World War 2. They fly a number of sorties, dropping general purpose bombs on fortified Japanese positions, very close to U.S. Marine positions. Marine pilots fly low and slow, with landing gear extended to assure accuracy in their bombing.

Location: Peleliu Palau Islands
Date: 1944, October 8
Duration: 2 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022878
F4Us of Marine Aircraft group 11 use skip-bombing against Japanese dug in on Peleliu Island, Palau, during World War II.

F4U Corsairs of U.S. Marine Aircraft Group 11, use skip bombing to strike Japanese in fortified caves on Peleliu, during World War 2. They are seen striking targets on Prostitute Ridge. Meanwhile, Marines in Horseshoe Valley hurry as they carry a wounded Marine on a stretcher past some U.S. Army M4 Sherman tanks. Another view of Corsair making low slow bomb run. Scene shifts to a Corsair landing on the Peleliu airfield, while construction vehicles are still working to repair it. Scenes of the airfield, with mixture of tents, some still-standing buildings, and men working on the sand runways.

Location: Peleliu Palau Islands
Date: 1944, October 8
Duration: 2 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022879
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