U.S. 1st Division marines during final phases of initial mopping-up operations on Peleliu in World War 2. They have several Japanese prisoners of war and are trying to get others to surrender. A marine using a pair of binoculars to locate Japanese hideout. Other marines crawl through underbrush toward area where Japanese soldiers are holding out. One throws a hand grenade.
Slate identifies location as Peleleiu (misspelled) and unit as 1st Tank Battalion. Battle of Peleliu in World War 2. After taking the airfield, Marines of the U.S. 1st Marine Division examine dead Japanese next to what appears to be a demolished Japanese light tank (turret is missing completely). Next scene shows destroyed Japanese light tank, Type 95 Ha-Go. View from U.S. tank moving towards the airfield, where several Marine 1st Battalion M4A2 Tanks are seen. The area is strewn with wreckage and destroyed buildings. A combat photographer squats in the sand next to two Marines and a tank, as he removes his movie camera from a bag, and examines it.
During a lull in fighting, on Peleliu, during World War 2, a U.S. marine, with two others in an improvised tent shelter, hands out mail to buddies. Their tent frame is made from broken tree limbs. Three mess kit cups hang on the top frame limb. Marines stand in a line with their mess cups to dip beverage from a large pot. Marines walk along the airfield while others ride on a landing vehicle tracked (LVT). Those on the LVT get down and walk with the rest. Partial remains of roofed structure protects some supplies and equipment. Others sit out on the ground. An M4A2 tank, of the 1st Marine Tank Battalion, sits in the background. Marines work on equipment, in the shade of the roofed shed. One uses a welding torch to make repairs. Outside the shed, marines work on M4 tanks and an LVT.
U.S. marines of the 1st Marine Division, are seen dug in along a dirt road during the battle of Peleliu, in World War 2. They fire 60mm mortar rounds. Several seem comfortable taking shelter behind an M4A2 tank of the 1st Marine Tank Battalion, parked on the road. Marines in a jeep drop off mortar rounds to the marines dug in along the road. Glimpse of dead Japanese soldier who apparently committed suicide with a knife.
Map of Pacific Ocean showing Saipan and routes of B-29s to bomb Japan. Aerial view of B-29 in flight over water. Four fighter escort aircraft. B-29 comes in for landing. Numerous B-29s, carrying "Square" tail markings, land at the airfield. Map shows range of the B-29s extending to Japan and beyond, to edge of China.
Arming B-29s on Saipan during World War Two. B-29 on ramp with all four engines running. It taxis for takeoff. General activity on ramp as ground crews load bombs into B-29s. Bombs being moved on dollies. Airmen write messages in chalk on bombs. One reads: "Only the Beginning." Another reads: "KO Tokyo / Pappy." Bombs being loaded into B-29 bomb bays. Mechanic cleans guns in the top turret of a B-29 aircraft.
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