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Views of Saipan soon after the U.S. defeated Japanese forces there in World War II

A native Chamorro man walking slowly along a path on Saipan after the American defeat of Japanese forces there in World War 2 Small boats maneuvering near the shore. Several American soldiers search a Japanese youth in uniform. A number of Japanese women and children being assembled and tended to by U.S. infantrymen, who pour them water from a large can. Japanese prisoners and civilians fill an open truck, to overflowing, as an American military photographer takes pictures.

Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands
Date: 1944, July
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050873
American forces dealing with prisoners and bodies of dead Japanese after the battle of Saipan during World War II

Camera pans past body of fallen Japanese soldier to U.S. Marines spread out along a shoreline as landing craft maneuver nearby and an American aircraft flies low overhead. Japanese prisoners along with women and children walk in a line. Glimpse of body of a dead Japanese soldier. Another group of Japanese prisoners and civilians. Several stand near American soldiers looking out at the small craft maneuvering offshore. A man (interpreter) speaks into a microphone, giving instructions to the Japanese persons on the shore. Body of dead Japanese woman. Bodies of numerous dead Japanese soldiers along the shore. Japanese prisoners with shovels begin recovering the bodies, placing them on makeshift litters and carrying them away.

Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands
Date: 1944, July
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050876
U.S. Brigadier General Emmett O'Donnell, Vice-Admiral John Hoover and Brigadier General Haywood Hansell arrive on Saipan

Us Army Air Forces B-29 Super Fortress of the 73rd Bomb Wing (Tail Code: "V Square 29") comes in for landing. Plane parks on the ramp. U.S. Brigadier General Emmett O'Donnell, Vice-Admiral John Hoover and Brigadier General Haywood Hansell study a map, leaning it against one of the plane's propellers. General O'Donnell walks over to converse with Major Robert Morgan, who is well-known as the pilot of the B-17 "Memphis Belle" that flew 25 missions over Germany in the European theater. He now flies B-29s with the 73rd Wing in the Pacific theater. (World War II period).

Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051691
Japanese planes attack B-29 base in Saipan, Pacific Theater.

Location of Saipan on an animated map. Japanese planes attack B-29 base in Saipan, Pacific Theater. Many United States B-29 bomber aircraft destroyed. Fire and heavy black smoke rises up. Troops try to extinguish fire by throwing water through buckets and hose. Japanese planes attack second time. Jeeps pass on the airfield. Wrecked and burnt planes on base. (World War II period).

Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands
Date: 1944, November 27
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053486
U.S. Navy observation planes being recovered and launched from a battleship during Saipan campaign in World War II

Views from a Tennessee class Battleship during the U.S. Navy bombardment of Saipan in World War 2. An OS2U Kingfisher observation floatplane lands in the slick astern the battleship and taxis to a recovery mat. A sailor flagman signals for the catapulting of a Kingfisher, which is seen as it launches from the battleship. One of the ship's 14-inch gun barrels is seen above the catapult rail.

Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Islands
Date: 1944, June 14
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675067414
Black smoke and flame rises from USS Mississinewa (AO-59) as it is hit by a Kaiten suicide torpedo in Ulithi.

USS Mississinewa burns after being hit by a Japanese Kaiten Kamikaze torpedo (manned suicide torpedo) in the Ulithi harbor during World War II. The black smoke and flame rises from USS Mississinewa. Smoke in sky from the burning U.S. Navy ship. Smoke and flames rise from burning ship. U.S. Navy Destroyer ships underway in the background. The ship burns. A U.S. soldier in the foreground. He points out at the burning USS Mississinewa. Two soldiers look at the ship as it burns. Black smoke and flame rises from the burning ship. A soldier looks at USS Mississinewa. Tracer fire seen in the sky. Smoke and flames rise.

Location: Ulithi Atoll Caroline Islands
Date: 1944, November 20
Duration: 3 min 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675069327
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