Peleliu: Flag raising, Japanese POWs, front lines Ngesebus - G-178

Summary

1944 Peleliu - Flag raising Various Marines salute and buglar blows bugle photog: Roy Morris 01:12 1944 Peleliu - Japanese prisoners naked MS-PAN naked Japanese prisoners crouch MS two naked Japanese prisoners are bangaged MS Japanese prisoners walk over rocks 01:44 1944 Peleliu MS four Marines sit on wooden trunk - toilet? Japanese? LS Marines and LVTs advance across open ground MS tank advances with Marines following MS Marines crouching in undergrowth MS Marines and tank MS tank - Marine head popping out of turret MS Japanese prisoners 02:45 1944 Peleliu - boats circling towards Ngesebus island LS various LCs circle in ocean - smoke is far BG on Ngesebus Island LS Ngesebus Island in distance POV from tank - Marines and tanks up ahead MS injured Marine is helped 03:34 1944/09/27 Peleliu - 5th Marines front lines MS Marine sleeping against tree LS radar tower MS dead Japanese soldier MS Marine guarding exit to Japanese cave CU smoke in cave MS Marines with flamethrower kits move round rocks MS Marine with bazooka kit fires on enemy LS hits in trees in distance 05:03 1944/09/2? - 8am Peleliu - Ngesebus Island landing LS shell hits on Ngesebus island in distance LS line of tanks underneath camera along road CU tanks pass along road LS line of tanks underneath camera along road LS tanks and Marines gather along road LS, LS, LS-PAN LCs make their way over to Ngesebus Island photog: J.A Thomson