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United States 1st Marine Division troops bomb Peleliu Island, Palau.

U.S. 1st Marine Division operations on Peleliu, during World War 2. U.S. F4U Corsair aircraft, flying low and slow, with gear down, drop napalm incendiary bombs on Japanese troops dug in on a ridge. Huge explosions seen. A C-47 transport airplane taxis on airfield. F4U Corsairs are seen parked and tents are pitched nearby.Several C-47s are parked on a ramp. Three F4Us taxi past them headed to the runway. F4Us take off and one is seen bombing Japanese positions on the ridge. Slate notes 1st Marine Division and D+24. Major General William Henry Rupertus,kneels on one knee, in sand, as another officer (shirtless) briefs him. They briefly discuss tactics and then walk away. Marine rifleman firing into burning wreckage of a Japanese position. Marine firing grenade from his rifle. Two Marines stand on beach with LVT (landing vehicle tracked) on the sand, nearby. They point at large ship offshore. Views of the Peleliu beachhead, with numerous ships and landing craft beached, including the second USS Seaward (LST 278) that collided with LST-129 and suffered considerable damage, On October 2, 1944. (LST-129 may be the LST seen next to LST-278.)

Date: 1944, October 9
Duration: 3 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022856
142nd Infantry Regiment advances, reach the summit of Mt Lungo and enter San Pietro in Italy.

From film on the Battle of San Pietro during World War 2. 142nd Infantry Regiment advances, reach the summit of Mt Lungo and enter San Pietro in Italy. Explosions on hill and active battle scenes with U.S. Army troops taking cover and firing rifles. U.S. Army soldiers check damaged buildings for enemy. Soldiers come out of cave entrance. Dead and wounded soldiers are evacuated. Dead U.S. soldiers are buried in graves dug by both soldiers and civilians. Name plates and dog tags are nailed to grave markers. U.S. Army troops relaxing, smoking, talking, and smiling during a break in the action.

Date: 1943, December
Duration: 5 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022974
101st Airborne takes prisoners and trophies. Allied supplies and reinforcements arrive in Normandy in World War II

U.S. Army soldiers on road to Saint Marcouf, after invading Normandy in the D-Day invasion of France during World War 2. Paratroopers from the U.S. 101st Airborne Division take German prisoners. A U.S. soldier talks to small French boy and girl. The girl smiles. 101st Airborne troopers display a captured Nazi flag. Allied supplies and reinforcements coming ashore on the Normandy beachheads. German prisoners of war being escorted under guard and loaded aboard USS LCI(L) 584. Disabled USS LCI-30 and some dead U.S. soldiers on the beach.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024432
United States Army advancing through France and Belgium during World War II

German soldiers surrendering to U.S. Army soldiers in France, during World War 2. Destroyed and burning German army vehicles. German prisoners of war being marched, by U.S. guards, past a fallen German soldier at the side of the road. Aerial view of some of 20 thousand German prisoners of war, contained inside an outdoor area. Rows of captured German military vehicles in a field. U.S. troops passing through a town in Belgium, greeted by cheering local crowd. USO show (including Bing Crosby) with singers entertaining U.S. troops during leisure time.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024438
Broadcast of launch of Mercury Atlas 6 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

NASA personnel at mission control center. U.S. Marine Corp UH 34D and U.S. army force helicopter. People on beaches. People watch MA-6 Launch pad through binoculars. Large crowd. Vehicles pass away. NASA personnel talk on headsets and communicate to 'Friendship 7'. Officials in Mercury control room. Signs over world map on wall. Lieutenant John Glenn's face in helmet. Official talks on headset. Mercury Atlas 6. Signs of Glenn's changing position on globe. Official talks on headset. U.S. Marine Corp UH 34D. Men work at different stations all over world. Broadcast of Mercury Atlas launch. A man gets into the U.S. plane. NASA personnel operate Mercury control. Countdown starts. Launch of Mercury Atlas 6 with thrust. John Glenn inside space capsule during flight. Mercury Atlas 6 in space flight. People watch launching of MA-6 and applaud.

Date: 1962, February 20
Duration: 5 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024640
Japanese self defense forces participate in training program, Japan.

Camp Kashi, Kyushu, Japan. Members of U.S. 187th Parachute Maintenance Company train Japanese Self Defense Force paratroops. Japanese instructor and U.S. paratroopers help Japanese paratroopers to don and secure their chutes. They board U.S. Air Force C-46 aircraft. Views through open door of C-46, in flight, show American paratroopers accompanying the Japanese. On ground, drop zone is marked by smoke and one of several American Army advisors talks radiotelephone to coordinate the jump. Onboard the aircraft paratroopers hook up to static line. On the ground, Japanese officers look up towards plane, as troopers emerge and their chutes deploy. As they land, the Japanese paratroops wrap up their chutes and form up into units. Soldier takes his bag and runs. Japanese Self Defense Paratroops march in parade. after training of two weeks: Graduates of training course and officers attend the program. The flags of Japan and United States. Japanese General honors the students of training program by giving them paratroop wings and certificates. U.S. Army Brigadier General and Japanese General salute as new paratroops pass in review. View of Paratrooper's wings. Certificate from Headquarters 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team. Smiling new Japanese paratroopers.

Date: 1950
Duration: 4 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024889