Peleliu: Land combat - R-67

Summary

1944/09/17 - D-day + 2 Peleliu – Imperial Japanese clothing 1944/09/16 MS-PAN Marine lying on deck pulling bag of demolitions after him. MS three Marines examining a bag of Jap gear MCU Marines examining Jap gear pulled out of bag 00:35 1944/09/16 Peleliu - Japanese command post MCU Marine leaning against pole MS-PAN Jap buildings and blockhouses at end of airstrip MLS – Jap pillbox MS Jap pillbox, Marines walking up to it. MLS-LS Marines advancing across airstrip MS-DS Inside of destroyed Jap building, no sides in it, just pillars and roof CU finger marking spot on map just off airstrip CU airstrip sector on map, finger is pointing to Jap command post location 03:52 1944/09/17 - 08:30 Peleliu - Grenades and flamethrower agains pillbox LS plane flying MLS large billows of smoke in distance US-LS plane flying and dropping bombs MS-DS Marine rifleman firing around trees MS junle MS large billows of smoke rising, barbed wire in FG MS flames where smoke shot up MS two Marines crawling into FG near Jap cave MS large billows of smoke through trees, dense jungle (there were three Japs in cave) LS jungle MS-US planes strafing LS airport with wing of damaged Jap plane framing shot 06:20 1944/09/16 - 17:30 Peleliu - Japanese prisoners being questioned MS-DS Marine sitting in dugout with Jap prisoner, getting information written and verbal MS MP at edge of frame MS group of Marines sitting at edge of hole Ms-PAN three Marines sitting outside of foxhole to inside of foxhole, where Marine is questioning Jap prisoner 07:08 1944/09/17 - D-day + 2 LS explosion, billows of smoke going upward US plane strafing MS silhouette effect of Marines advancing along road, deep blue sky with few white clouds. MCU dead Jap MS exterior of Jap cave MCU entrance to cave with blood on thre outside, Marines passing by very close. Marines fee and mid sections visible MS Marines walking through jungle trail MCU Marine casualties being carried on stretchers, several angles. MS Marine crouched against hillside as an explosion goes off in the mid FD in cave.