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Go to HomepageReel Number: H1363-01
Color: Colour
Sound: SIL
Year / Date: 1944
Country: Guam,Japan,USA
Location: Guam,Marianas Islands,Pacific
TC Begins: 10:00:04
TC Ends: 10:07:35
Duration: 00:07:31
WWII - Color, 1944, Guam Invasion, Landing & Fighting. Jul44 Rough footage of getting into landing carft. 10:00:27 Unloading DUKWs from LST offshore. POV in DUKW. Plane overhead; other LVTs & amphibious vehicles & landing craft from low in water. View back at ships at sea; planes overhead; explosions on shore. 10:02:23 Ship firing, & landing craft, other ships firing seen from landing craft. Many landing craft towards shore, pan shoreline. 10:03:17 Marines wading ashore, landing craft to shoreline; amphibious out of water. View out. 10:03:49 Marines behind destroyed jungle trees & moving up; destroyed tank. Men smoking & resting. Into jungle. 10:04:21 Tending wounded or dead. Offshore view. 10:04:29 Pan across grassy valley, marines advancing. Tank burning in jungle edge. LS of tanks under palms, firing from valley floor. 10:05:04 Amphibious tanks ashore. Valley. Destroyed tank. Troops advance across valley; jungle destruction & smoking ??. 10:05:35 Marine on palm tree stringing wire. 10:05:52 Jungle & explosions. 10:06:00 Marines on narrow beach, tracked vehicles on beach behind; ships offshore. Machine gunners setting up in jungle & moving forward. Infantry crossing grassy field, shooting, thru banana trees. Taking prisoner . Marines single file advancing, resting, drinking water, smoking, cleaning guns. WW2; Pacific Island Battles; NOTE: Fair color; not a thorough context.