An American landing craft hit by Japanese. United States 2nd Marine Division sailors fire mortars at Japanese infantry to flush them out from dugouts in Tarawa during World War II. Heavy firing takes place. Marines and tanks move up. General Holland Smith and Julian Smith inspect positions. A loader clears up debris and mud. Japanese prisoners made to march by marines. Wounded marines given blood plasma. Other wounded marines on litters pulled up onto a ship for medical aid.
Dead bodies of United States 2nd Marine Division sailors on a beach in Tarawa, of the Pacific Theater during World War II. Bodies of Marines killed in battle seen floating at the beach. Some of the dead buried at sea. Caskets covered with American flag buried at sea as honor guard fire rifles. Two Chaplains conduct burial service on board a ship.
United States 2nd Marine Division sailors cut through clothes of Japanese prisoners and search them for weapons at Tarawa in Pacific Theater during World War II. Prisoners given first aid. Japanese tanks and debris cleared up.
Construction of an airstrip at Tarawa in Pacific Ocean during World War II. Planes land and pilots congratulate the marines.
Morale officer, Lieutenant Commander (and banjo virtuoso) Eddie Peabody,and other musicians (Nicky Drago on trumpet), Joe DiLalla (on accordion) perform for crew of the USS Salt lake City (CA-25) at Moymoy, Ulithi, during World War 2. A magician performs and engages two sailors from the audience with him on stage. Musicians perform individually. Eddie Peabody sits at the microphone and plays the banjo, while other musicians accompany him. The audience applauds.Views of sailors watching from all over the ship. LCDR Peabody and his troupe departing the Salt Lake City on a launch, and waving as they go..
AUS troops bivouaced on Guam, during World War 2. American soldiers walk across a rough camp area. About a dozen soldiers relax under a makeshift tarpaulin lean to shelter. views of hills above U.S. troop positions. Several fallen Japanese soldiers lying in grass. A U.S. soldier patrols through underbrush for any hidden Japanese soldiers. Black smoke rises in distance and slowly spreads over the area.
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