Guadalcanal Graves; Troops En Route To Peleliu

Guadalcanal Graves; Troops En Route To Peleliu VS 1st Division US Marines visit graves of dead comrades, Guadalcanal, 03Sep44. 19:18:50 Troops on board USS DuPage en route to Peleliu, 10-15Sep44 Marines play w/ wallaby. Entertained by guitar & piano / band, haircuts, religious service. Cleaning weapons. Soldier climbs rigging. Officers w/ binoculars, smoking cigarette, examining map. Stillwell with officers. 19:24:00 Exchanging supplies via rope between two ships. VS deck activity. Marines unloading transport boats? Troops down landing nets. Marines using radio, man winding power source. Listening to radio-phone. 19:26:26 LS Peleliu Island on horizon w/ smoke. Pacific War; WWII; WW2; 1944;