U.S. Marine Corps Communication activities at Peleliu, Palau Islands. MZ radio jeep driving behind truck loaded with drums along edge of airstrip. LVTs (Landing Vehicle Tracked), trucks and jeeps parked in the background. Marine operates blinker light aboard LST (Landing Ship Tank). U.S. flag flying from mast in the background. Marine is silhouetted against sky. Marine in dugout looks over paper and uses mike. Radio set in the background. Sailor aboard LST connects signal flags and hoists them. Sailor uses telescope aboard ship. LST in the background. Sailor signals with semaphore flags.
U.S. Marine Corps Communication activities at Peleliu, Palau Islands. Medium tank being pulled out of ditch by another tank and bulldozer.
U.S. Marine Corps Communication activities at Peleliu, Palau Islands. 5" Japanese duel purpose gun knocked out by fire. Damaged Japanese range finder lying on deck. Captain Pettard, Colonel H.D. Harris and Lieutenant Colonel R.W. Boyd discussing plans on situation map at forward Command Post (CP). Col. Harris talks to other officers. He uses phone. (World War II period).
U.S. Marine Corps Communication activities at Peleliu, Palau Islands. Marine Regiment Command Post (CP) moving in, damaged buildings all around. Marines with dogs standing beside damaged building. TBX radio set at Regiment C.P. Damaged building in the background. Marines sitting in dugout, operating TBX radio, shelter half put up over dugout. Operator of TBX radio set sending message inside dugout. TBX radio network set up at Regiment HQ. Operator of TBX radio set with earphones. A message is written and delivered to a runner.
U.S. Marine Corps Communication activities at Peleliu, Palau Islands. Interior of 5th Marine Regiment Command Post (CP). Marine works on situation map. Another Marine at desk working on overlay. Views of the map. Marines working on wires loading to switch board attaching them to frame on doorway. Marines in building. Marine writing message, another Marine operates switchboard. Views of switchboard.
U.S. Marine Corps Communication activities at Peleliu, Palau Islands. Forward observation party, for 75mm pack How, U.S. 5th Marines 2nd Battalion, with binoculars, other men sitting in jungle. Marine observer watches fire through binoculars. Large body of water in background. Target area observer in the foreground silhouetted against sky. Operator of BC-1306 radio set sending message using hand crank generator. Shell bursts, smoke rising skyward. Shell burst in water. (World War II period).
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