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U.S. Marines of 5th Marine Regiment, B Company and tank move up on Japanese airstrip in Peleliu, Palau during World War II.

U.S. 5th Marine Regiment advance on Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. Marines advance across Japanese airstrip. Smoke rises up from burning Japanese planes. Tank fires. Tank and Marines move up airstrip. An explosion occurs.

Date: 1944, September 16
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074873
U.S. Marines of 5th Marine Regiment, B Company advance in Peleliu, Palau during World War II.

U.S. 5th Marine Regiment in Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. Marines advance. A Marine with a machine gun. Dead Japanese soldiers on field. A Marine with rifle advances.

Date: 1944, September 16
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074874
U.S. Navy F4F Wildcat fighters take off from USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) during invasion of Peleliu, Palau in World War II.

Invasion of Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. Cub plane takes off from flight deck of USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) off the coast of Peleliu. Cub plane in flight. U.S. Navy F4F Wildcat fighters take off from flight deck of Kitkun Bay.

Date: 1944, September 15
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074877
U.S. troops unload landing crafts and practice invasion of Philippines in Guadalcanal (WW2)

Pre-invasion practice by United States troops on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands for invasion of Philippines in World War II. U.S. soldiers unload LCVPs (Landing Crafts, Vehicle, Tracked) at Teters, Guadalcanal. 155mm shells are carried forward and stock-piled on beach. Soldiers form in line and unload rations.

Date: 1944, December 21
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074983
United States 81st Infantry Division troops blast and burn foxholes, reveal dead Japanese during the Battle of Angaur (WW2)

Animated map showing Red and Blue beachheads- the parts of Angaur now taken by the United States 81st Infantry Division during the first few days of the Battle of Angaur in World War II. An 81st Infantry Division “Wildcats” soldier hurls grenade into Japanese foxhole. The grenade explodes. A soldier runs. Explosion breaks tree in half. Bulldozer clears debris and trees as the United States forces move inland. Animated map shows Shrine Hill’s position. Soldiers stand near tank. Demolition team puts charge into Japanese foxhole barricaded with coconut logs. They run before charge explodes. . Soldiers inspect blasted foxhole. They use flamethrowers to burn the foxhole. Charred remains of a dead Japanese soldier lying face down. Dead Japanese soldiers lying among debris. United States soldiers walk under the Torii gate at Shrine Hill. Jeeps and other military vehicles are parked near the Torii. Map shows Saipan Town. Soldiers advance among the destroyed houses and debris in Saipan Town. Soldier throws grenade in front of a house. Grenade explosion throws billows of smoke up in the air. Flamethrower burns bushes and trees. Soldiers walk past a burning house. Map arrow points to the location of the phosphate plant in Angaur. Close view showing the damage to a phosphate plant on Angaur Island. Bodies of dead Japanese soldiers lay on the ground near train tracks at phosphate plant. A dead Japanese soldier with his eyes and mouth open. M4 Sherman tank enters Saipan Town. A soldier holding a handgun looks for Japanese soldiers inside a hole in a wall. United States troops enter Saipan Town. Japanese positions at the end of the 3rd day of the Battle of Angaur are seen on map.

Date: 1944, September 20
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080164
81st Infantry Division soldiers cook, bathe, and relax during break in the Battle of Angaur (WW2)

United States 81st Infantry Division troops relax in the middle of the Battle of Angaur in the Solomon Islands during World War II. Naked servicemen bathe and wash clothes. 81st Infantry Division “Wildcats” soldiers prepare a meal from a portable camp stove. Two of the soldiers are smoking cigarette and pipe. The soldier stirs from the metal can. He scoops some soup to taste. The soldier makes an “OK” hand gesture after tasting the soup. A soldier picks up a stray goat. They smile as they hold and pet the goat. A group of soldiers play with a Japanese record player. They laugh at the high-pitched warbled music from the record player.

Date: 1944, September
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080165