WWII - 1944, Philippine Islands: Leyte Landing ca 20Oct44

WWII - 1944, Philippine Islands: Leyte Landing ca 20Oct44 View from ship across landing craft activity w/ shore in distance. 11:09:53 Wounded w/ bandages. Wounded on stretchers in landing craft, offloaded. 11:10:23 Explosion on devastated hillside; fighter planes over, bomb explosions. 11:11:10 US soldiers crouching behind palm trees, moving into destroyed village. 11:11:25 View to sea w/ ships, sunset & backlighted clouds. 11:12:03 Men on ship’s deck from above preparing to disembark, MCU painting / blackening faces. Men over side of ship into landing craft. View from ship of many landing craft underway. 11:13:46 Soldiers walking ashore; wounded carried on stretchers, loaded on jeep. MCUs. 11:14:27 Small ship anti-aircraft guns fired from turrets, plane overhead, MCU firing guns, men plugging ears. 11:14:49 CU Bow thru water; CU wake. 11:15:07 Men polishing / cleaning machine guns. 11:15:37 Army cameraman shooting w/ 35mm eyemo camera, pan across water 11:15:58 Ships / landing craft thru smoke to shore from low in water. Large ships firing. 11:16:43 Close-in view towards shore of landing craft & amphibious craft to / from smoking shore. 11:17:06 View from dirt of palm trees & smoke & soldier pinned down. 11:17:11 LST 617 into beach. Tanks moving along shore from landing craft; marines walking alongside.Filipinos walking with marines , talking to soldiers. Standing beside destroyed village. Pan destroyed village. 11:18:13 Pretty Filipino girl talking to soldier; families & children w/ belongings. Group posing; injured child treated by GI medic. WW2 Battle of Leyte; Fighting; Preparations;