Peleliu: Amphibious landing and land combat - R-71

Summary

1944/09/15 Peleliu - D-day - Orange Beach MS cargo net raising 105mm ammunition from inside ship to landing craft. CU sailor with earphones on, checking out the ammunition MS cargo net being raised from the deck of the ship CU winch raising cargo net, slightly UX MS PAN fast jerky LCIs leaving the ship MLS LST with the front gate open, camera PANs from LST to LVTs and LCIs going ashore MLS LVT going ashore MCU sailor operating blinker in BG, sailor using field glasses and receiving from another direction LS landing craft going in to Orange Beach. LST moving across foreground US into the gun tower of sailors watching the beach LS craft on the way to the island, planes flying overhead and divebombing, shell hits on island 03:40 1944/09/16 Peleliu - Orange Beach US Marines climbing down rope net into landing craft LCI goes ashore and there is gun fire above the heads of men on LCI, AA but closer to shore and LVT at the beach area. MLS LVTs running in wake of landing craft on which photographer is MCU two Marines faces aboard LCI LS landing craft going in to shore LS-PAN R to L MS LVT rolling up on the beach, stops at edge of sand, Marines jump out MCU dead Japanese CU Japanese face, blood all over CU Marine being given first aid, shell hits in the back MCU tank knocked out. Tank was salvaged, very good effect as cameraman is right in front of the tank as it rolls out of the ditch and almost in to camera. MS two Marines picking up the body of a dead Marine and they lift the body on to the tank. CU Marines face as he looks at the dead Marines body LS PAN SLOW knocked out equipment MS Marines pinned down MS Marines dug in at edge of beach MCU Marine working on map CU Marines hand filling in one map MS communications center, API post and CP MS LVT coming through water photog: Wolfkill 08:32 1944/08/23 Russell Isles -7th Marines briefing MS PAN Marine walking to a tent, two Marines walking in to tent. Two Marines walk out of tent with papers in hand MS Marines in tent MS Marines laying situation map out on grass CU Marine intelligence book cover of Peleliu Operation CU Marines examining a situation map and pointing out positions on map CU hands pointing out places on map MS Marine with war dogs, also group of Marines in formation. Marines walking along edge of road towards camera, war dogs with Marines, men are armed with M1 rifles. MS Marines walking down road towards camera, they are armed with Carbines and M1 rifles MLS Marines go in to jungle MCU Marine setting off red signal flare photog: Alan R Gray