Bombardment of Tinian, Mariana Islands by the U.S. Navy during the Battle of Tinian in World War II. A 14 inch gun, aboard the battleship USS New Mexico, BB-40, is fired. Smoke from the firing in the foreground. The destroyer USS Braine, DD-630, transferring wounded to the USS New Mexico, after being hit by a shore battery, killing three and wounding fifteen. A litter with blankets and sheets is sent to the destroyer by a high line. Wounded are transferred on litters from the destroyer to the battleship.
United States Marine Corps of the 4th Tank Battalion in Tinian, Mariana Islands during World War II. The tanks fire at Japanese positions. Green fields with sugarcane plantation. The Marines patrol on fields. The tanks advance along forest area.
United States Marine Corps of the 4th Tank Battalion in Tinian, Mariana Islands during World War II. Camouflaged U.S. ship at sea. Smoke rises from an explosion in the back ground. Burning landing craft near beach area. Army trucks drive past on dirt road. The Marines examine an overturned amphibious vehicle.
United States Marine Corps of the 4th Tank Battalion in Tinian, Mariana Islands during World War II. A U.S. tank and jeep drives past sugarcane plantation on road. Smoke rises from an explosion in the background. Dead Japanese soldiers on the ground.
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Richmond Turner (in garrison hat) converses with Admiral Chester Nimitz and officers accompanying him on visit to Kwajalein island during World War 2. They walk about the debris left after the battle of Kwajalein. The area is dominated by broken trees and foliage. They climb into three jeeps. Change of scene shows the group posing for a photograph. (An inverted color image of the Cruiser, USS Indianapolis (CA-35) is momentarily inserted here.) Back on Kwajalein, damaged remains of Japanese fuel drums are seen. Admiral Nimitz and party walk across remnants of shattered trees and foliage. They pause near destroyed remains of Japanese structures. Suddenly, an image of the USS Indianapolis appears (rightside up, this time). Glimpse of a U.S. Navy PB2Y Coronado flying boat overhead. A succession of fuzzy scenes. A scene turned sideways. Admiral Turner (in garrison cap, holding a cup of coffee) converses with visiting officers. Admiral Nimitz, seen momentarily, with arms akimbo.The visiting officers board jeeps.
Animated map shows Saipan in the Marian Islands. Animation shows U.S. forces acquiring the island from the Japanese during World War II. Pictures of American ships approaching the island. Marines aboard a ship look at maps. Animation shows United States aircraft bombing Saipan island.
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