Saipan: Jap prisoners, land action, beach heads - R-516
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Description:
1944/06
Saipan
CU Marines looking at Japanese flag
MCU group of Marines standing around, looking
LS ships in ocean, off Island
LS-PAN plane flying overhead
LS-PAN bomb falling, hits ground, head of Marines obstructing view
MLS fire
LS-PAN plane flying overhead
LS-PAN same, fire on ground below
CU Marine milking cow
CU Marine milking cow wrong way
CU Marine drinking milk from can
CU Marine milking cow
MS Marines brining Jap prisoners out of bushes
CU Jap prisoner talking to Marine
CU Marine giving Jap prisoner can of water
CU Marine talking to Jap prisoner
LS explosion, debris falling in air, Marines in FG kneeling down
MLS rear view, Marines advancing through field
MCU bulldozer, armored, going through jungle, Marine in FG
MLS bulldozer, through dense jungle coming towards camera
MS native prisoners, Marines around
MS native prisoners guarded by Marines going through dense jungle
LDS explosion in valley, dense woods
LDS shell bursts in wooded area
LDS fire started by shells in wooded area
CU two Marines operating hand sewing maching
MCU same, other Marines looking on, dense jungle in BG
1944/06
Saipan - 5th Amphibious Corps
MS Marines going around, parked LVT (US Army)
MS men from LVT taking position near beach
MS men advancing into wooded area, LVT backing up
LS LVT leaving beach, other LVTs on beach
MS Marines cautiously going into wooded area, from beach
MS AASame, LVT in BG
MS Men dug in on beach, LVTs on beach.
CU man in prone position on beach, looking around, other man in FG
CU man in kneeling position, looking around
MS-PAN tank coming in to beac, men dug in on beach in FG
CU man in kneeling position behind tree looking towards wooded area
CU men in heavy underbrush, looking around
MS terrain, heavy underbrush
MS men dug in on beach, near grassy area
CU man creeping through heavy underbrush
photog: Genaust