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Synopsis: Invasion and capture of Angaur Island (Palau group) by the 81st ("Wildcat") Infantry Division in its first battle of WWII... (read more)
Information: 1944 BW 28 min
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In July 1944 the troops relax at Honolulu. Shows activities aboard a troop transport, including a ceremony at the Equator, en route to Guadalcanal for a practice landing. Angaur Island is invaded after a bombardment by ships and carrier planes. Contains many scenes of U.S. troops burning and blasting Japanese soldiers from their cave emplacements. Explains the tactics for securing "Suicide Hill." Shows Gen. Robert Richardson. A Treasury Department trailer urges the purchase of war bonds.

Scenes of Hawaii Diamond Head, Waikiki Beach, surfing, outrigger canoe 1945. Troops boarding ship by gangplank. Scenes of planes taking off (launching) from aircraft carrier. Naval bombardment of Angaur. Planes in flight, landing craft circling, hitting the beach. Aerial view of beachhead. Ground combat and fighting using flame throwers, satchel charges, tanks, and artillery. Bodies of dead Japanese. Faces of tired and weary soldiers after days of fighting.