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WWII - 1944, Pacific: Underwater Demolition Crews Unload & Place Explosives; Landing Vessels

Reel Number: H1317-01

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1944

Country: Palau,USA

Location: Angaur,Pacific

TC Begins: 10:00:04

TC Ends: 10:10:27

Duration: 00:10:23

WWII - 1944, Pacific: Underwater Demolition Crews Unload & Place Explosives; Landing Vessels MS Men on ship throw canvas bags of tetratol to men in small boat, stack. 10:00:44 MLS Men, w/ island shoreline behind, place tetratol charges in shallow water. 10:01:46 LS Huge explosions in water (good). 10:02:05 MS Underwater demolition crew in rubber raft / LCR / Landing Craft Rubber approaches men in LCVP. 10:02:21 LS Huge explosions in water (good) 10:02:37 MS Underwater demolition crew in LCVP 10:02;49 LS Convoy of troop ships / APs underway on calm seas. MS YMS sweeping mines, LST BG. Cruisers / CA near shore, island BG. GV APs and LCs in transport area, off shore.1LCIs underway, convoy BG. Wave of LCVPs underway to beach. (GOOD ships intercut). 10:07:12 MS Adm. Fort & other officers on bridge. 10:07:31 LS LVTs exit LST-SV. MS LVTs circle in rendezvous area, island in BG. 10:09:24 MCU Admiral Fort on bridge w/ Gen. Geiger, they watch operations. WW2 Naval Operations; NOTE: Probably landing on Angaur. Very good quality of ships preparing for landing.

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