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WWII - 1944, Peleliu Casualties; Sumay Harbour, Guam

Reel Number: 220812-05

Color: Colour

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1944

Country: Guam,Pacific,Palau,Palau Islands

Location: PELELIU,sumay

TC Begins: 19:35:48

TC Ends: 19:44:33

Duration: 00:08:45

WWII - 1944, Peleliu Casualties; Sumay Harbour, Guam Top shot US casualties on stretchers in transport boat. Stretchers and walking wounded onto USS ? Marines w/ open wounds. LS stretchers moved between two transport boats. TSs wounded on stretchers being moved. Many casualties loaded on board USS Dupage. Gambling - rolling dice for cigarettes. 19:40:10 Wounded young Japanese soldier comes out of jungle, US troops w/ guns. Prisoner stripped and searched. Grenade found. Marines take prisoner away. 19:41:27 US soldier w/ corpse, uses knife / bayonet to cut something from clothing 19:41:41 Senior US military officers visiting? One gives bottle of whisky to soldier. 19:41:48 Card reads: “Overlooking Sumay Harbor, Cabras Island is in center of pan, in the background”. Guam harbor views, filled w/ battleships. TS supply assembly point on beach. Int. control center, Language Officer checks POW surrender document. CU document cover reads: “The bearer has ceased resistance. Treat him in accordance with international law. Take him to the nearest commanding officer. C-In-C Allied Forces.” Japanese translation on reverse. 19:44:06 VS wounded Marine w/ torn uniform on transport boat staggers, shouts towards camera, restrained. Pacific War; WWII; WW2; 1944; Prisoners of War;

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