WWII - Color, 1944, Saipan, Marianas: Marines w/ light artillery, grenades, tanks fighting, Jun44

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - Color, 1944, Saipan, Marianas: Marines w/ light artillery, grenades, tanks fighting, Jun44 Slate: Jun44, Pfc A.S. Abramo, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Saipan. Roll 87. 23:08:38 13:11:08 CU Japanese body on ground w/ helmet, many flies; CU face. 23:09:07 13:11:37 Marine walks to hillside cave entrance, enters. 23:09:30 13:12:00 High angle of jeep convoy along roads past several marines. 23:09:50 13:12:20 Slate: same, Roll 59. 23:09:56 13:12:25 HA from hill of enormous blast w/ smoke rising. 23:10:12 13:12:43 Half-tracks in field. CU marine in camouflage helmet & stubble beard sitting, looking. 23:10:42 13:13:12 HA marine in field below natives working in cane . LS of fields, vehicles on road in background. 23:10:50 13:13:20 Slate: illegible. 23:10:55 13:13:24 Marine advance thru cane field on hillside; jungle or brush. Thru dry cane & across plowed field. Two marines standing looking from hilltop, chewing gum. GOOD SHOT. 23:11:26 13:13:55 LS Explosions on hillside. 23:11:33 13:14:02 Marine beside tanks w/ MCU of two marines in turret. Tank along hillside narrow road w/ marines following; parked tank on road firing. MCU marines in cane field; MS firing grenade launchers from field. 23:12:09 13:14:39 CU marine shaving off short beard; CU another smoking by tent. 23:12:29 13:14:58 Slate: illegible. 23:12:36 13:15:05 Tank on narrow road towards camera; MCU. 23:12:46 13:15:15 MLS Marine beside jeep at edge of cane field w/ binoculars & field telephone; MS marines w/ large spotting telescope. 23:12:54 13:15:24 LS patrol gunboat, turning in small bay; w/ others. 23:13:28 13:15:58 Marines up dry hillside towards camera. Gunboat. Marines w/ cart. Large explosion in water; ship in camouflage paint firing broadsides toward shore seen from hill. 23:13:56 13:16:26 Slate: same, except Sgt. W.H. Genaust. 23:13:58 13:16:28 Large explosion seen from hillside nearby w/ roiling cloud rising; marines sitting watching. 23:14:34 13:17:04 Explosion at waters edge from above. 23:14:40 13:17:11 Marines w/ binoculars watching from concrete rubble; pointing to smoke rising beyond ridgeline. Other shots of marine w/ binoculars. 23:15:16 13:17:47 Tank parked & firing in shade of trees; explosion on hillside. 23:15:36 13:18:06 Marines firing light artillery on hillside above cultivated fields; army truck moving on road below. 23:16:02 13:18:33 High angle of coastline w/ village, explosion at shoreline, shallow water beyond w/ line of surf offshore. 23:16:30 13:18:54 High angle marines firing light artillery. WW2 Pacific Islands; Military; Fighting; Invasion; Battles; Horrors of War; NOTE: Good shots, though jumbled, & good color. Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk