Peleliu: Operations, land combat, construction work - R-79

Summary

1944/09/24 - 11:00 Peleliu – Suicide Hill - taking hills above airport US into the trees of a Marine climbing a tree CU hands of Marine running wire through his hands MS into the trees of Marine sniper MCU Marine throwing hand grenade Marine firing a rifle grenade in the dense jungle growth MS Marine helping casualty back MS Marines looking over dead Japs MCU dead Japs MS casualty receiving first aid and being helped back MCU dead Jap MCU Marines climb hill in to camera, men have bandollers and belts of ammunition MS up hill of Marines pushing through growth MS across hill as the Marines reach the crest, heavy underbrush all around MCU Marine filling utility cloths with grenades MCU casualty receiving first aid MS from the rear as Marine throws hand grenade MS group of Marines firing rifle grenades there are caves in the FG and jungle growth visible, also firing grenades MS rear of Marine firing Thompson Sub-Machine gun CU Marine pulling pin on rifle grenade CU Marine filling box with ant tank grenades MCU Marines passing bandollers along line MCU Marine eating chow out of helmet MCU from the rear of Marine throwing grenade MS Marine fixing rifle grenade on weapon, pulling the pin, firing. Good. photog: Gray 07:42 1944/09/22 - 12:00 Peleliu - troops rest, tanks, dogs, airstrip CU Marines dividing up chow, chow being passed out. CU hands as they reach out for the mess gear, earing out of cans also MS road gang between wrecked building LS caves MS Marines moving up hill. These Marines are reserves for Suicide Ridge MS Marines with war dogs walking down road through jungle LS down road through jungle MS Marines eatching chow MS cmall steam shovel loading a truck with gravel and dirt LS truck moving away from the camera on airstrip MLS truck dumping dirt MS bulldozer pusing the dirt towards camera MLS graders moving around these men operating this heavy equipment are Seabees