Battle for Peleliu Island during World War 2. U.S. marines of the 1st Division, hunkered down among rocks, watch as aircraft from U.S. Navy carriers offshore, dive to attack Japanese positions near the beachhead on Peleliu Island, during World War 2. One aircraft flies close overhead. It appears to be a TBF Avenger. Smoke rises from shelling on the airfield proper, where M4A2 tanks of the !st Marine Tank Battalion are maneuvering in the far background. Closeup of dead Japanese soldier on the ground. A knocked-out Japanese tank. A dead marinee in a foxhole, shell cases nearby. More views of knocked-out Japanese tanks. Glimpse of U.S. marines moving forward carrying battle gear.
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.
F4 Corsair aircraft in flight over Peleliu Island, Palau during World War II. Army truck moves along airfield. United States 1st Tank Battalion troops put wounded Marine onto the truck. Explosion on hill with smoke rising.
Rear view of a U.S. C-47 transport aircraft, as viewed from a trailing aircraft. Aerial view airstrip and ships offshore at Angaur Island, Palau. A C-47 lands at airfield. A flight of three U.S. P-38 lightning fighter aircraft, in formation, breaks for landing. A P-38 shown landing.
Aerial view of airstrip at Kolombangara, Rendova, Solomon Islands. Terrain on one of the island shows roadways, buildings, beach area. Airfield with bomb craters near it. View of Villa Airstrip. Coconut plantation on the Island. (World War II period).
U.S. Army Air Force crew members walk inside Hangar. Many are wearing flight suits and "Mae Wests" (life vests or personal flotation devices). Airmen seated in and on Army jeep, drive on dirt road of airfield. They get out of the jeep and walk towards the Hangar. Words "Iwo Jima Spa" above the door.
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