Peleliu: General combat activity, action - R-101
127-R-101
08:39
Description:
1944/10/16
Peleliu -
MS tent, natives leave, large group men women and children
CU situation map, D+25 on Peleliu
MS cemetary rows of crosses, two Marines fixing crosses
CU name on cross
MS cemetary, Marines walking around
MS Marine kneeling by grave
CU situation map - focus on 231st Infantry (Army) relieves 5th Marines on front lines
photog: C.D Evans
04:48
1944/10/13
Peleliu
MS F4U Corsairs fire bomb ridge with Napalm
MS F4U Corsairs fire bomb ridge with Napalm - fire spreads nicely
05:38
1944/10/17
Peleliu - 7th Marines - 1st Battalion - demolitions
MS Marine preparing and throwing hand grenade
MS Marine climbing hill with stretcher, hands stretcher to Marine waiting. Casualties being laid on stretcher.
MS LVTs rolling on ridge
MS Marines making way over wrecked area
MS LVT and Marines making way over wrecked area
MS LVT and Marines making way ahead
LS LVT with flamethrower, firing at cave
MS LVT shooting flame at cave entrances
CU front of LVT
CU burning area, large flame shielding entrance
MS LVT shooting flame
MS LVT shooting flame
MS LVT shooting flame, Marine moves in to view slowly from behind LVT
MS LVT shoots flame
LS LVT comes over hill followed bt Marine