Peleliu: General combat activity, action - R-101

Summary

1944/10/16 Peleliu - MS tent, natives leave, large group men women and children CU situation map, D+25 on Peleliu MS cemetary rows of crosses, two Marines fixing crosses CU name on cross MS cemetary, Marines walking around MS Marine kneeling by grave CU situation map - focus on 231st Infantry (Army) relieves 5th Marines on front lines photog: C.D Evans 04:48 1944/10/13 Peleliu MS F4U Corsairs fire bomb ridge with Napalm MS F4U Corsairs fire bomb ridge with Napalm - fire spreads nicely 05:38 1944/10/17 Peleliu - 7th Marines - 1st Battalion - demolitions MS Marine preparing and throwing hand grenade MS Marine climbing hill with stretcher, hands stretcher to Marine waiting. Casualties being laid on stretcher. MS LVTs rolling on ridge MS Marines making way over wrecked area MS LVT and Marines making way over wrecked area MS LVT and Marines making way ahead LS LVT with flamethrower, firing at cave MS LVT shooting flame at cave entrances CU front of LVT CU burning area, large flame shielding entrance MS LVT shooting flame MS LVT shooting flame MS LVT shooting flame, Marine moves in to view slowly from behind LVT MS LVT shoots flame LS LVT comes over hill followed bt Marine