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keywords: WWII, Pacific Theater, Peleliu Island, The Palau Group, The Caroline Islands
Synopsis: Intense combat action in the Pacific as U.S. Forces assault the Japanese-held territories of Peleliu Island, the Palau Group and the Caroline Islands with scenes from Operation Stalemate II, U.S. Aircraft Carrier operations, B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombing runs, invasion of Peleliu Island by the 1st Marine Division and more...(read more)
- Date: 1945
- Duration: 00:10:10
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Pacific
Fury In The Pacific Reel-1
Battle of Peleliu Island, in the Palau Island chain, codename Operation Stalemate II. Aerial view of the airstrip on Peleliu Island. Men on aircraft carrier arming F6F Hellcat plane with bomb and ammo. F6F Hellcat planes on deck of aircraft carrier warming up, one taking off, followed by a SB2C Helldiver. Formation of planes in flight.
Aerial view of the smoking island of Peleliu after bombing. Formations of B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberator Bombers from the Far East Air Force bomb Peleliu.
Task force of all types of war ships and convoy of transports at sea on way to Peleliu. 1st Marine Division will invade Peleliu, 81st Army Division will take Anguar. Scenes aboard ship D-Day minus 1, men taking a bath and eating a good meal. Alarm sounds and men rush to man battle stations. Shows loading and firing big naval guns, naval bombardment of Japanese held island. Rare point of view (pov) of projectile spinning down the inside barrel of naval gun at firing, explosive blast at muzzle, huge, extensive naval bombardment. Marines in amphibious landing crafts hit the beach under heavy Japanese artillery and mortar fire. Shows first wave of Marines pinned down on beach. Shows carrier aircraft strafing Japanese positions.
Heavy fighting as Marines slowly advance. Marines firing rifles, mortars, shoulder fired bazooka, artillery howitzer. Close-up Marine firing BAR , Browning automatic rifle. American tank followed by infantry. Two Marines firing sub-machine guns. Tanks and Marines advance toward Bloody Nose Ridge. Bodies of dead Japanese soldiers.
Shot List:
00:01:19;04
Plane being armed with bombs and machine gun ammunition
00:01:31;00
F6F Hellcat plane taking off from aircraft carrier
00:01:39;10
Point of view (pov) from plane as aircraft takes off from aircraft carrier
00:03:47;07
Man your battle stations
00:04:14;00
Naval guns loaded with projectile and powder, rotated toward target, and fired
00:04:32;08
Rare point of view (pov) of projectile spinning down the inside barrel of naval gun at firing, explosive blast at muzzle, huge, extensive naval bombardment
00:06:20;02
First invasion wave of LTV amphibious landing craft moving toward beach
00:06:52;01
Marines pinned down on Peleliu Island beachhead
00:07:53;04
Mortar loaded and fired, soldier firing M1 rifle, artillery firing, soldier firing bazooka, soldier firing BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle)
00:08:59;03
Soldiers follow advancing tank
00:09:18;01
Two soldiers firing M3 submachine guns
00:09:37;04
Tank firing toward Bloody Nose Ridge
