Peleliu: Land combat - R-85

Summary

1944/09/25 - 15:00 Peleliu - 5th reg moving to north end of island, naval flares over front lines. MS Marines pulling ammunition carts and 37mm guns along road. MS ambulance passing in front of camera MS Marines marching in column file down road MS Marines and war dogs going down road MS eating Chow MS tank rolls by, loaded down with troops going down road LS flares drifting over front lines MLS hospital area with Marine having his head bandaged CU tank approaching and rollin by MS Marine dead being carried back MS Marine drinking from canteen and eating Chow CU Marine eating Chow with a bayonet 02:54 1944/09/26 - 08:15 Peleliu - 1st - 5th reg making push to north end of island MLS through dense jungle, tanks firing on caves in hillside US Marines walking towards the front LS toward the hillside where explosion is visible MS Marines in a foxhole and others advancing, everyone moves up LS hillside where shells are hitting, another angle of the same MS Marines advancing through jungle MS carrying a dead Marine back MS-PAN Marine in the shadows looking at the hill with binoculars 05:25 1944/09/26 - 14:45 Peleliu - 5th and tanks push to north end of island MS tank advancing on the road. This is shot through dense jungle with Marines following behind it. MLS Marines advancing behind tanks MS jungle, tank firing MCU tank firing, turret rotating and rapid fire from the machine gun MS tank rolling forward in to dense jungle MCU Marine as he crouches behind tree MS tank rolling forward through dense jungle MS Marine, tanks advancing CU Marine taking drink from canteen, his weapon is leaning against a tree CU Marine leaning against tree, resting 06:45 1944/09/27 - 02:15 Peleliu - MS Marines crouching writing notes MS pile of ruibbish MS silhouetted Marine from L to R LS Marines carrying wounded man MS shell hits in the distance MCU Marines examining the exterior and entrance to a Japanese cave, dead Japanese hand 08:13 1944/09/27 - 09:00 Peleliu - assault on last ridge with tanks and flamethrower CU Marine in camouflaged helmet and skivi shirt, looking at Japanese money CU money in the Marines hands MLS tanks firing in to jungle at pillbox hillside MCU gunner on the tank firing a machine gun at the pillbox MS pillbox smoking MS LVT with men aboard rolling forward MS LVT with flamethrower aboard, firing MS Marine rifleman firing CU area where the flame is hitting target MS Marine rifleman firing MS tank CU Marine smoking cigarette, white clouds of smoke rising in the BG CU rear of another Marine MS Marines leaning crouched up against a wall photog: P. Peters