Saipan: Jap prisoners, land action, beach heads - R-516

Summary

1944/06 Saipan CU Marines looking at Japanese flag MCU group of Marines standing around, looking LS ships in ocean, off Island LS-PAN plane flying overhead LS-PAN bomb falling, hits ground, head of Marines obstructing view MLS fire LS-PAN plane flying overhead LS-PAN same, fire on ground below CU Marine milking cow CU Marine milking cow wrong way CU Marine drinking milk from can CU Marine milking cow MS Marines brining Jap prisoners out of bushes CU Jap prisoner talking to Marine CU Marine giving Jap prisoner can of water CU Marine talking to Jap prisoner LS explosion, debris falling in air, Marines in FG kneeling down MLS rear view, Marines advancing through field MCU bulldozer, armored, going through jungle, Marine in FG MLS bulldozer, through dense jungle coming towards camera MS native prisoners, Marines around MS native prisoners guarded by Marines going through dense jungle LDS explosion in valley, dense woods LDS shell bursts in wooded area LDS fire started by shells in wooded area CU two Marines operating hand sewing maching MCU same, other Marines looking on, dense jungle in BG 1944/06 Saipan - 5th Amphibious Corps MS Marines going around, parked LVT (US Army) MS men from LVT taking position near beach MS men advancing into wooded area, LVT backing up LS LVT leaving beach, other LVTs on beach MS Marines cautiously going into wooded area, from beach MS AASame, LVT in BG MS Men dug in on beach, LVTs on beach. CU man in prone position on beach, looking around, other man in FG CU man in kneeling position, looking around MS-PAN tank coming in to beac, men dug in on beach in FG CU man in kneeling position behind tree looking towards wooded area CU men in heavy underbrush, looking around MS terrain, heavy underbrush MS men dug in on beach, near grassy area CU man creeping through heavy underbrush photog: Genaust