Battle for Peleliu Island during World War 2. U.S. marines of the 1st Division, hunkered down among rocks, watch as aircraft from U.S. Navy carriers offshore, dive to attack Japanese positions near the beachhead on Peleliu Island, during World War 2. One aircraft flies close overhead. It appears to be a TBF Avenger. Smoke rises from shelling on the airfield proper, where M4A2 tanks of the !st Marine Tank Battalion are maneuvering in the far background. Closeup of dead Japanese soldier on the ground. A knocked-out Japanese tank. A dead marinee in a foxhole, shell cases nearby. More views of knocked-out Japanese tanks. Glimpse of U.S. marines moving forward carrying battle gear.
Two wrecked Japanese tanks with smoke rising in the background at Peleliu Island, Palau. Mortar shell explosion and smoke on hill in the background. Phosphorous shell explodes. F4 Corsair fly overhead and drop bombs on the hilly terrain of Island. (World War II period).
United States Navy ships near Peleliu Island during World War 2. View from aboard USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) of other ships in the area, near Peleliu Island, Palau.
Pilot embarks SOC seaplane. The Aircraft catapults from deck of USS Honolulu. Shells hit Peleliu Island, Palau. Smoke rises from the Island. Admiral Ainsworth on bridge. Captain Ray Thruber signs a document.
United States Marines clean gun barrel aboard USS Honolulu around Peleliu Island, Palau. Phosphorous shells hit the island with large explosions and smoke rising.
United States planes dive, strafe and drop bombs over Japanese Airfield on Peleliu Island, Palau. Bombs explode with fire and smoke rising from the Island. (World War II period).
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