WWII - Color, 1945, Guam: Marines Training, 06Jan45

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - Color, 1945, Guam: Marines Training, 06Jan45 Slate: Franklin Roll 15, 12:05 Guam. 06Jan45 Infantry Bn in Attack. E Co. Begin Assault 12:06. MS Marines advancing; firing automatic rifles, lying in grass. 11:02:22 Slate. Repeat same shots (better) continuing w/ marines in MS moving up over rocky hillside; firing flame-thrower. Slate: previous shots show advancing on hill G - last shot hill rescue 12:40. Troops advancing in single file across rocky hills. 11:04:09 Slate: Purpose of the Problem 1) training for units involved. 2) demonstration for Division officers & other observers. All orders, progress of the exercise etc were relayed to the observers by loudspeaker. Note similarity of terrain & situation to that of Op No. III. Units involved: 2nd BN 9th Mar; 1st BN 12th Mar; One Btry 4th BN 12th Mar; 75mm gun platoon Wpm Co 9th Mar; ALOP-12 30 JASCO. 3 MD Op. No III Phase I Training. R.F. Vanerveer Unit 2nd Bat 9th Mar 06Jan45 TGime 1000 Roll 34. A demonstration Inf, Bn in atk All pictures by R.F. Van Derveer were shot in F Co 9th Marines. 11:04:41 Marine sitting on hillside talking on filed telephone; others watching w/ binoculars. Using compass. More of binoculars. M3 halftrack firing, MS. Moving ahead across dirt, stopping & turning. Firing, then backing. 11:06:03 Machine gunners firing. 11:06:12 M3 half-track past; marines running forward towards wide plain; crossing thru grass, one w/ flame- thrower. Machine gunner firing, pan to riflemen firing. Marines advancing. Marines w/ ammunition boxes. Machine gunner below flag firing; two men move machine gun, plane overhead dropoing bombs & explosion in front of marines. 11:09:20 Slate: Bombing & strafing hill G; R.F. Vanderveer, Unit 2nd Bat 9th Mar. 06Jan45 1000. Plane bombing, explosions & strafing run explosions. Marines firing mortar from above. Firing machine gun. 11:10:49 Pan w/ marines running w/ rifles & ??; firing prone in grass. LS marines running thru smoke. CU machine gunner. Rifleman. Man radio telephone. CU marines firing mortar. WW2 1945 Marine Live Fire Training; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk