Pacific - Peleliu Fighting & Recapturing; Pavuvu Bob Hope Entertains Troops

Pacific - Peleliu Fighting & Recapturing; Pavuvu Bob Hope Entertains Troops 19Sept44 Pelelliu wreckage in CU of captured Japanese base: hiding place, building, motor for generator or ?? Destroyed pillbox & reinforced concrete building. View from inside of shredded palm trees. Pan over building foundation (all that remains); destroyed fuel storage tanks.. 15:01:47 Personnel carrier pulled ashore by another. Destroyed large tanks beside inland road. Trucks & salvage crews on beach. Men laying out canvas (?); writing letters & doing paperwork at table. 15:02:36 Japanese (?) anti-aircraft gun emplacement. Trucks moving inland. Looking at map. Smoke rising above jungle. 15:03;43 Slate: “Action at Front” 21Sep44 Smoke from bombs rising; tattered palms. Phospherous explosions. Japanese or American planes seen from ground. Americans at Japanese? base standing, relaxing. 15:05:44 Slate: Pavuvu 07Aug44 - Bob Hope Show. Hope at microphone, Frances Langford. Both together; Colonna, Tony Romano & Patty Thomas dance, others doing routines. Hope sitting w/ officers in front row laughing & applauding. 15:0647 Bob Hope arrival, Pavuvu in small Army piper cub, off plane at end of runway by water. Troupe around plane; LS of troops & performance area. Hope on stage w/ Romano. Patty Thomas dancing. WWII Fighting; Battles; USO Touring; Entertainment; Entertaining; 1944; Note: Battle of Peleliu was 15Sep44 - 25Nov44.