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Go to HomepageReel Number: H1376-01
Color: Colour
Sound: SIL
Year / Date: 1944
Country: Northern Mariana Islands,USA
Location: Mariana Islands,Pacific,Saipan
TC Begins: 02:00:06
TC Ends: 02:10:40
Duration: 00:10:34
WWII - Color, 1944, Saipan, Marianas: Marines Advancing Thru Village; Money; Flame-throwers Establishing shots from hillside towards ships in harbor. 02:00:16 Marines sitting in jungle brush eating; camp w/ sandbagged positioins. MCU. Buddha statue in background. 02:00:43 Japanese POWs carrying ??. Marines posing, climb into DUKW & leave. CU dead body ? (dark). Operating in tent (dark). 02:02:47 Plane in distance. Smoke & wreckage; marine firing rifle; another walking past house & burning w/ flame-thrower. Marines patrolling wreckage; firing into ?? Burning remains w/ flame-thrower. Marines inspecting ??, lift body. Outside wreckage. 02:05:34 Marines rest beside base of tall Japanese gate. 02:05:51 Marine unpacking & looking at papers - bundles of money in bags. 02:06:21 Smoke rising beyond jungle trees, mountains behind smoke. 02:06:42 MCU marines looking at map & briefing. CUs. 02:08:03 Tank in jungle, beside partially destroyed building. 02:08:38 MCU Marines at rear of tank, one on phone, talking & gesturing; tank moving. Marines alongside w/ stretcher & wounded up & run to rear. MCU crouched marine, one on phone & one on walkie-talkie. 02:09:51 Billowing black smoke & flames ignited & fed by tank w/ flame-thrower. Crouched marines w/ rifles & backpack flame-thrower. WW2 Pacific Islands; Military; Invasion; Advancing; Fighting; Battles; NOTE: Some good shots & very good color.