Activity aboard United States battleship New Mexico before the invasion of Guam in Pacific Theater during World War II. Men remove ammunition from the hoist aboard New Mexico. Men load shells in a 5 inch gun. United States battleship Colorado underway at sea with a LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) in the background. Smoke rises from the coast due to bombardment.
Activity aboard United States battleship New Mexico before the invasion of Guam in Pacific Theater during World War II. United States battleship Colorado underway at sea with LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) nearby. A kingfisher scout observation plane catapults from the battleship New Mexico. Men on the bridge of the ship look through binoculars. Shells drop in the sea. Landing craft underway at sea. Coast bombarded with 5 inch guns. Aerial views from U.S. aircraft of shells exploding on the coast and smoke rising. (Note: time codes 00:00 to 00:18 and then 00:34 to 00:42 show port side of the battleship USS Colorado, BB-45.)
Invasion of Guam in Pacific Theater during World War II. United States naval vessels underway at sea. Coast of Guam in the background. 5 inch shells explode on the coast and smoke rises.
Invasion of Guam in Pacific Theater during World War II. A Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) approaches the beach and fires 40 mm guns. 40 mm tracers strafe the beach. LCI moves very close to the shore and continues to strafe the coast with 40 mm guns. Explosions occur on the coast. United States Navy high speed transport APD dead in water as a landing craft moves away from it.
After the Allied occupation of Cherbourg, France during World War II. Wreckage of Gare Du Maritime, a maritime fort in Cherbourg. A loader removes the rubble and empties it into a truck. United States Seabees at the site of the wrecked fort. Wrecked maritime fort. Posters on a wall.
After the Allied occupation of Cherbourg, France during World War II. A sign on a gate reads 'United States Navy Public Relations office' Trucks lined up with men of United States "Drew" units (naval units organized to construct and operate captured ports) are seen loaded on the trucks arriving in Cherbourg. Navy Drew unit personnel loaded on trucks open and eat a meal of C rations. Men talk to each other. A torn poster of Adolf Hitler on the street. Smashed photographs of a German general on the ground.
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