Peleliu: Peleliu operations - R-83

Summary

1944/09/20 Peleliu operations - 1st Marines division LS-PAN Marines examining debris MS Marines examining Japanese gun emplacement (Pioneers) MCU Marines setting up machine gun 01:06 1944/09/20 - 10:05 Peleliu - dual purpose guns, heat prostration MLS Japanese guns MS Marine walking over to gun, examining emplacement and weapon MS Marines with war dogs walking towards camera along road MS over hill, Marines walking around, boxes with red cross insignia on them MS casualty, MArine and puppy playing around. Casualty is PFC Russel Stevenson suffering from heat prostration 02:23 1944/09/20 - 10:40 Peleliu - Layton Bailey in what was 5th Marines C.P MS Marine drinking out of can MCU Marine examining map MCU Marine operating switchboard, shot through a rack with mattress on it 02:55 1944/09/20 Peleliu - Japanese R.D.F - now 5th Marines Command Post MS Jeep driving away from camera towards demolished building MS Marine and his dog wading in a pool, also several other war dogs standing around with their handlers. MS wrecked building, PAN from building to debris covered area. MS wrecked Japanese field piece. Marine carrying binoculars to other Marine sitting with map, the camera continues to PAN, smoke rising in the distance, PAN from smoke to demolished building. MCU officer speaking to another officer. They are Col Harris and Col Selden. They are setting up a new CP. 04:40 1944/09/20 - 15:00 Peleliu - intelligence operation for artillery fire on center of grid LS lagoon, PAN to man using some Japanese binoculars CU Japanese binoculars LS lagoon MS-PAN Marines sitting on the deck, cameraman gives a tilt, PAN ending in tree. MS observer MS Marines with telephone working at the foot of ladder, leading in to the tree 06:57 1944/09/21 - 14:00 Peleliu - forming defense, cemetary MS man sitting under tree, one man looking at paper, others relaxed in BG. Men working a radio and a generator. MS two Marines bathing and washing their hair at the edge of the pool, using their helmets. MS two Marines leaning against a tree, reading papers. MS men resting, one man sitting with a Thompson sub-machine gun MS through the jungle growth of Marines standing looking around MS men examining captured Japanese equipment and running rice through their hands. Picking it up and pouring it back in the sacks. MCU Marine walking away from camera with his canteen in his hand. The camera PANS slowly from L to R with the Marine as he joins a group standing. MS Marines standing by ammunition carts, relaxing. MS cemetary, Marines working in it MS cemetary MCU registration official taking fingerprints LS cemetary and Marines working, digging and covering up. photog: Lundigan