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WWII - Color, 1944, Palau: Peleliu - Progress Maps; Cemetery; LVT & Flame-throwers. 16-21Oct44

Reel Number: H1525-07

Color: Colour

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1944,1940s

Country: Japan,Kiribati,Palau,USA

Location: Caroline Island|,Five Sisters,Pacific,Palau,PELELIU

TC Begins: 13:45:51

TC Ends: 13:53:39

Duration: 00:07:48

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - Color, 1944, Palau: Peleliu - Progress Maps; Cemetery; LVT & Flame-throwers. 16-21Oct44 Slate: Sgt C.D. Evans 1st Marine Div 16Oct44 Roll 30. Progress Map D+26 Peleliu Island. CU of map w/ sectors & drawing w/ arrows as to progress including napalm strikes D+28. Other descriptive slates. 13:47:01 Marine camp w/ ridge in background. Native men & women walk past barefoot on rough, stoney ground & wet road. 13:47:35 CU of map, slate, same. Roll 31. 13:47:58 Military cemetery w/ many crosses on white sand; destroyed trees in background. Marine looking at crosses w/ names. 13:48:13 Slate: Evans 15Oct44 Roll 31 Native family. 13:48:19 Marines working in cemetery & Marine w/ rifle looking at identifying crosses. 13:48:42 Slate: Evans 17Oct44 Roll 33 D+30 & map of Marine progress & showing 321st Infantry relieving 5th Marines on front lines. D+31 map. D+32 map & D+33 map Roll 34. 13:50:13 Slate: Wolfkill Roll 39 . Corsairs drop napalm. MS w/ explosion, flames & black smoke on ridge. 13:50:51 Slate: Wolfkill Roll 41 17Oct44 Demolitions A Co 1st BN 7th Marines. Marine in remains of burned trees throwing grenade (no explosion). 13:51:12 Marine passes stretcher to another; body; bodybag, 13:51:23 LVT w/ Marines on muddy jungle road. 13:51:28 Marines advance thru burned off tree trunks & downed trees. LVT up muddy hillside & Marines following thru heavy ash on ground. Flame-thrower fired into cave. CU flames. LS firing from LVT & spraying hillside. 13:53:26 Slate: illegible. 13:53:32 LVT down muddy hillside, Marines following. (brief) WW2; Battles; Fighting; Dead; Horrors of War; Napalm Bombing; NOTE: Battle of Peleliu by 1st Marine Division & 81st Infantry Division. 15Sep - 27Nov44 NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. Good color & action. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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