United States soldiers perform a dry run of the Angaur landing in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. Animated map shows the Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, New Guinea and Palau Islands. An anchor being dropped from ship. Landing craft sailing to the coast during a dry run of Angaur landing in Guadalcanal. United States 81st ("Wildcat") Infantry Division troops on LVT-4 and LVT(A)-2 Water Buffalo (Landing Vehicles, Tracked) drive onto beach. Soldiers rush to the beach after the Higgins boat door opens. Troops landing on Guadalcanal beach. Soldiers advance through jungle. Soldiers firing with M 1917 machine guns and bazookas. Soldier wearing flame thrower tanks on his back. A soldier digging in. Soldier aiming his rifle. Ships sailing after dry run exercise in Guadalcanal. Soldiers leaning over side of ship watch the ship wake.
Burial of dead U.S. Marines, from battle of Peleliu, Palau Islands against Japan in World War 2. (Location is likely, island of Bliliou near Village of Teliu.) The covered bodies of fallen Marines are set out on litters. Later, Marines, wearing arm length black rubber gloves, lower the bodies into graves. A caterpillar tractor with bulldozer attachment smooths earth over the line of grave sites each dug in a row.
U.S. CVE (Escort Aircraft Carrier) off the coast during the invasion of Palau Islands in World War II. U.S. Navy TBF Avenger torpedo bomber warms up on deck of CVE. Island structure in the background. U.S. Navy F4F Wildcat fighters taxi and take off from flight deck of CVE.
1st Marine Division troops bomb Prostitute Ridge at Peleliu Island, Palau. Corsair aircraft drops bombs. Fire and smoke rises from bombed Island. (World War II period).
Smoke rises from Peleliu Island, Palau during World War 2. View from hunkered down position in landing craft during assault on Japanese held Peleliu island. U.S. Marines move cautiously ashore through barbed wire and other obstacles. Landing craft is struck by enemy gunfire and is engulfed by flames and smoke. Marines lie low and advance under fire in the sand. U.S. Navy Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber seen flying over the beachhead. Marine handles belt of machine gun bullets.
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).
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