ACCESS FOOTAGE

Description:

1944/09/24 - 11:00
Peleliu – Suicide Hill - taking hills above airport
US into the trees of a Marine climbing a tree
CU hands of Marine running wire through his hands
MS into the trees of Marine sniper
MCU Marine throwing hand grenade
Marine firing a rifle grenade in the dense jungle growth
MS Marine helping casualty back
MS Marines looking over dead Japs
MCU dead Japs
MS casualty receiving first aid and being helped back
MCU dead Jap
MCU Marines climb hill in to camera, men have bandollers and belts of ammunition
MS up hill of Marines pushing through growth
MS across hill as the Marines reach the crest, heavy underbrush all around
MCU Marine filling utility cloths with grenades
MCU casualty receiving first aid
MS from the rear as Marine throws hand grenade
MS group of Marines firing rifle grenades there are caves in the FG and jungle growth visible, also firing grenades
MS rear of Marine firing Thompson Sub-Machine gun
CU Marine pulling pin on rifle grenade
CU Marine filling box with ant tank grenades
MCU Marines passing bandollers along line
MCU Marine eating chow out of helmet
MCU from the rear of Marine throwing grenade
MS Marine fixing rifle grenade on weapon, pulling the pin, firing. Good.
photog: Gray

07:42
1944/09/22 - 12:00
Peleliu - troops rest, tanks, dogs, airstrip
CU Marines dividing up chow, chow being passed out.
CU hands as they reach out for the mess gear, earing out of cans also
MS road gang between wrecked building
LS caves
MS Marines moving up hill. These Marines are reserves for Suicide Ridge
MS Marines with war dogs walking down road through jungle
LS down road through jungle
MS Marines eatching chow
MS cmall steam shovel loading a truck with gravel and dirt
LS truck moving away from the camera on airstrip
MLS truck dumping dirt
MS bulldozer pusing the dirt towards camera
MLS graders moving around these men operating this heavy equipment are Seabees