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Invasion Of Makin Island
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keywords: wwii, pacific theater, gilbert islands campaign, makin atoll, landing craft, higgins boat, catholic military chaplain, japanese pows
Synopsis: The Gilbert Islands campaign and the invasion of the Makin atoll is the opening steps in the Allied Island Hopping strategy to advance across the Pacific to the Japanese homelands. Initially meeting little resistance the 27th Infantry Division come under fire by a deeply entrenched Japanese defense line which in its refusal to surrender necessitated each enemy strong point be systematically destroyed over a two-day period by a combination of Naval, Air and Ground Attack...(read more)
- Date: 1943
- Duration: 00:12:07
- Sound: No
- Color: Color
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Makin Island
Invasion Of Makin Island
Long shot, aerial view of landing crafts underway toward shore. Fully equipped Marines climbing down cargo net into Higgins boat (LCP, landing craft personnel). Shows fully loaded Higgins boat. Low aerial view of two destroyers (DD type ships) underway. Invasion force and landing craft in rendezvous area. Low aerial view of beachhead showing several landing ships. Marine putting up telephone line in palm tree, another Marine standing guard beneath. Pan, View of oil drums on beach.
Marines marching through the palm tree debri. Catholic Chaplain conducting Mass. Higgins boat (LCU, landing craft utility) lowers ramp. Marine drives a jeep with 50 Cal machine mounted and towing another gun off Higgins boat and onto the beach. Jeep with mounted 50 Cal machine gun. More footage of Marines climbing down cargo net into Higgins boat (landing craft). Convoy of Attack Transport Ships or APAs underway.
Four high ranking officers talking on bridge.Marines oiling their rifles. Long shot of big explosion on beach, probably oil or ammo dump on beachhead. Large black cloud. Aircraft strafing ground targets. Long shot of LTV “Water Buffalo or Alligator” (amphibious Landing Vehicle Track) entering jungle. Marines moving ashore on sandy beachhead. Tanks going thru jungle. Large explosion with black smoke. Marines advancing thru jungle, shows 75 mm Howitzer firing. Shows body of dead Japanese soldier. Marine working on telephone line in tree with another Marine standing beneath. Point of view (pov) Jeep pulling gun down ramp of LCU (Higgins boat) landing craft followed by Marines disembarking. Japanese hut burning.
Shows top of palm tree blasted off. LST (land ship tank) with bow open; bulldozer coming out pulling truck. Truck driven off Higgins boat (LCU landing craft). Beached and wrecked Japanese four-engine patrol bomber. Dummy Japanese gun, Marine drinking from canteen. Marines with native men, women and children. Marine walking down road with little native boy by hand. General view of Island Natives.
Marine patrol bringing in Japanese prisoners. Bodies of dead Japanese Soldiers. Tank barrier filled with water, showing dead Japanese. Four Marines carrying dead Japanese on stretcher & dumping him into trench filled with water. Destruction to Japanese buildings (Two views). Group of Marines sitting in trench looking over Japanese flag. Three Marines inspecting wrecked Japanese tank. Dead Japanese laying on ground. Shows destruction to Japanese buildings and installations. Catholic Chaplain holding Mass.
