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A map shows landing beaches and phase lines for the Peleliu Operation in Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II.

United States 4th Battalion, 11th Marines aboard a ship near Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. A map shows landing beaches and phase lines for the Peleliu Operation. Locations of 'Beach White', 'Beach Orange', 'Beach Crimson' on the map.

Location: Peleliu Palau Islands
Date: 1944, September 13
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064588
Marines aboard USS Honolulu fire at Peleliu Island, Palau.

Smoke rises from burning LVT ( Landing Vehicle Tracked) tanks on Peleiu Island, Palau. Shell splashes among approaching LVT's. Marines stack empty 5" powder cans on deck of USS Honolulu. Phosphorous shells burst on Island. Ships and Landing Crafts in water around Peleliu Island. View of barrel of gun blasting towards the Island. (World War II period).

Location: Peleliu Palau Islands
Date: 1944, September 15
Duration: 4 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022940
U.S. task force underway for Peleliu (Palau) Invasion during World War II.

Opening slate reads LST 554, and date 8-13. Views of U.S. invasion task force vessels underway toward Peleliu Island (Palau), during World War 2. A 110 foot wooden Subchaser, number SC 633 is seen close, to starboard of camera boat (LST-554) and refueling lines are stretched between the LST and the Subchaser. Ensign Maynard K. Ross of Philadelphia, PA, directs the take-up of slack in the refueling lines while a Navy Commander on the LST bridge oversees the operation. (Note: SC 633 ended up running aground during the invasion.) Break in sequence and scene shifts to glimpse of slate reading August 20, 1944, and then view aft on LST 554. On the bridge, 21-year-old Ensign Charles Kahler, of Schenectady New York, uses a sextant to shoot sun lines. Another officer is seen taking relative bearings with a pelorus. Sailors are resting on deck. A series of splashes are created in the water by gunners testing their weapons. LST 557 is cruising to starboard. Puffs of black FLAK smoke appear overhead as antiaircraft weapons are tested.

Location: Peleliu Palau Islands
Date: 1944, August 20
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675056741
Major General Smith and other Marine officers aboard flagship USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) at Peleliu, in World War II

Major General Oliver Prince Smith, Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Marine Division,along with other Marine officers aboard the USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7), watch bombardment of Peleliu during the U.S. 1st Marine Division amphibious assault on September 15, 1944. Landing craft are seen. The USS Louisville (CA-28) in camouflage, is seen firing her guns from close to shore. The island is covered in smoke from the exploding shells. General Smith is seen alone looking through binoculars. A group of Marine officers later look through binoculars. Marine officers line the deck to observe the action.

Location: Peleliu Palau Islands
Date: 1944, September 15
Duration: 3 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022861
Naval guns fire at Peleliu island, Palau, Pacific Ocean, during World War II.

U.S. Battleships (BBs) and cruisers bombard Peleliu island in Palau, Pacific ocean during World War 2. 5-inch guns bombard the island. Views of guns mounted on ship. Island in background. USS Mississippi and USS Idaho underway. Smoke column rises from the island. (The ship shown at the 1:04 to 1:32 second mark is the heavy cruiser USS Louisville (CA 28 ). View of port side 5 inch 25 caliber dual purpose guns and a 40 mm quad mount. The Louisville's starboard side guns are shown from the 2:30 - 2:51 second mark.)

Location: Peleliu Palau
Date: 1944, September 12
Duration: 3 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675024982
Final stages in the Battle for Peleliu,Pacific Islands

Final stages in the Battle for Peleliu,Pacific Islands. U.S. Marines attack concealed Japanese gun positions with machine guns,hand grenades and explosives. U.S. Marines capture pillboxes and dugouts. U.S. Marines conquer Peleliu. U.S. Marines salute American flag. (World War II period).

Location: Peleliu Palau Islands
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025365
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