Invasion of Japanese held island of Guam, Mariana Islands by U.S. army during Pacific Campaign of World War II. Formations of U.S. Navy TBF Avenger torpedo bombers heading for Guam. U.S. task force including APs (Transports), LSTs (Landing Ships, Tank), AKs (Cargo Ships) in transport area. LCVPs (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) underway to beach. BB (Battleship) bombards beach. U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless dive bombers in flight.
Battle of Angaur in Palau Islands during World War 2. Views from an aircraft flying over the shore lines of Angaur Island. Many U.S. ships offshore. Japanese installations seen inland on Angaur. U.S. landing craft at beach and underway back out to the task force, after completing a landing operation.
U.S. air raid on Bonin Islands, Japan during World War II. U.S. Navy SB2C Helldiver bombers in flight. Formation of SB2Cs over water. Smoke columns rise from burning installations. Aerial view of Japanese installations on Bonin Islands. Near bomb miss on Japanese ship. Smoke columns rise from burning installations. Formation of U.S. Navy TBF Avenger Avenger bombers.
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.
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.
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.
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