ACCESS FOOTAGE

Description:

1944/09/15 - 08:00
Peleliu Island - D-day landing
MS over bow of LCI going ashore, white breakers on the beach, heavy clouds of smoke, man holding on to side of boat, nothing else is visible except the hand. AA of shore
MS-PAN Marines rool over side of LVT onto sand and push ahead
CU Marine pinned down on beach, pushing his way through sand, burning ship in BG, barbed wire at edge of beach. DUKW laying out a little off shore, burning.
MS LVT pulled up and a burning ship in BG
US plane
MS PAN dark clouds of smoke rising, camera stops on a machine gun emplacement.
MS Marines rushing from LVT which has just pulled in to edge of water. They are wading ashore. Good shot of LVT pulled up beside burning tractor.
CU Marines as they make their way past camera, one heavy machine gun by camera.
MCU Marines setting up heavy machine gun
MS Marines advancing, Marines are pinned down behind hill
US plane flying overhead
MCU Marine speaking in to a walkie talkie, lying on beach with LVT behind them
MCU Marines digging in. One Marine fixing foxhole, adjusting ammunition belt around his neck.
LS-UP plane flying overhead, Marine jumps in to view of camera, going over hill
MS planes flying overhead
MLS tanks rolling slowly
UP tanks rolling slowly
UP plane flying overhead

04:58
1944/09/15 - 10:00
Peleliu - Snipers, wounded, routine dig, rest wreckage, bombardment
MS Marines standing in large clump of brush, observing
MCU casualties being given first aid
MS Marines digging in
CU land mine
MS Marines crouched, one Marine armed with Carbine set forward, looking forward observing
MCU Marine receiving first aid for wounded shoulder
CU Marine, possibly dead or casualty with back wound
MS Marines going in to jungle
MS Marines spread out at edge of jungle in clearing, resting
MS knocked out Japanese gun emplacement. SLOW PAN L to R of airfield, damaged Japanese aircraft in FG, at beginning of PAN. Another Japanese bomber in front of camera.
MS wrecked Japanese bomber in the distance, very far BG, Marines are advancing
LS edge of airfield damaged Japanese aircraft at edge of airstrip
LS wrecked Japanese building
LS past tower, smoke behind radio tower
photog: L.R. Filson