The Peleliu operation in Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. An M-4 tank advances inland. The wreckage of an aircraft in the foreground. A Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) advances. A bulldozer clears away rubble. U.S. Marines carry a wounded marine on a stretcher. The wounded marine on the ground. A marine stands up holding blood plasma as another marine inserts a needle in the arm of the wounded. Other marines sit nearby. Smoke rises. Two marines walk around on a beachhead. The marines carry belts of machine gun shells around necks. Dead Japanese soldiers. 5th Marine air strip. The Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) moves past. A transport aircraft on fire on the air strip. Smoke rises.
The Peleliu operation in Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. Stretcher bearers evacuate wounded marines on stretchers. A wounded U.S. marine lying on a stretcher on the ground. United States Marine Corps transfer a wounded man from a Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) to a hospital ship. A convoy of ships in the background.
The invasion of Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War 2. A Marine Major General is seen on the bridge of the Flagship USS Mount McKinley, off the coast of Peleliu during the amphibious assault by U.S. forces on September 15, 1944. He is observing the action through a set of binoculars.The island under bombardment. Task force ships firing their Naval guns include the heavy cruiser USS Louisville (CA 28) seen at TC: 01:29, 01:46, & 02:13. Other officers on the deck also watch the action through binoculars. Smoke columns rise from the island under bombardment.
The invasion of Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. A battleship fires salvo. The barrel of a 5 inches anti aircraft gun. U.S. Marines near the anti aircraft gun. Firing from the gun. The marines load the shells into the gun. The island under bombardment. Smoke columns rise from the island.
The invasion of Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. A ruined area. U.S. Marines advance through the area. A marine approaches a dead marine. The marine investigates and moves on.
The invasion of Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. A large group of U.S. Marines walks across a ruined area. A tank on the ground. The marines in prone positions fire with guns.
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