WWII - Color, 1944, Saipan, Marianas: Marines Fighting; Blacks (3rd Marine Ammunition Co?)

WWII - Color, 1944, Saipan, Marianas: Marines Fighting; Blacks (3rd Marine Ammunition Co?) Slate: Camera: S/Sgt. R.E. Tiernan. Jun44 4th Marine Division D-2 Roll #45 02:20:52 Silhouetted marine giving briefing to large group. Multiple shots. 02:22:06 Slate: same. Roll #47. 02:22:14 Marines sitting on ground listening to briefing. Blacks / African-Americans. 02:23:25 Slate: same. Roll #38. 02:23:34 ECU White marine talking; CU another w/ bad teeth listening & talking. Others. GOOD shots. 02:24:47 Slate: same. Roll #31. 02:24:51 High angle marines briefed, moving up trail on hillside. 02:25:57 Slate: same. Roll #36. 02:26:02 ECU hand firing rifle from upper hillside, only seen in corner of frame. High angle of harbor. 02:26:23 Machine gunner firing down on buildings at base of hill; view from side, also several riflemen. 02:27:18 Slate: Same. Roll #46. 02:27:25 Machine gunner firing from upper hillside. Marine sniper w/ binoculars. GOOD. 02:28:22 Small vessel / ship burning as it sinks in harbor. Small plane flying low over lagoon. 02:28:39 Slate: Same. Roll #39. 02:28:44 Large explosion & fire near edge of coastline seen from ridge on hill; marines watching, moving across. Smoke from multiple small explosions on hillside. 02:29:58 Slate: Same. Roll #42. 02:30:05 Marines crawling across gully; explosions near. View of marines from above on hillside running w/ stretcher. MS marines moving across hillside. Marines carrying wounded on stretcher. 02:30:57 Marine throwing grenade close above cameraman (good color). Marines moving across hill. WW2 Pacific Islands; Military Segregation; Invasion; Advancing; Fighting; Battles; Ethnic; NOTE: Some good shots & some very good color. NOTE: Blacks were members of 3rd Marine Ammunition Company on Saipan.