Saipan: Land action, beach head, damaged Japanese airfield, convoy - R-539

Summary

1944/06 Saipan - 5th amphibious corps - 25th Marines - 4th Marine division CU-DS-PAN Marines in slit trench CU-PAN men behind bushes and trees LS-PAN fields LS-PAN same, smoke in distance, planes LS-PAN shell bursts on mountains, planes flying overhead LS-PAN shell bursts on hill in distance LS-PAN shell bursts in distance MS men going up side of hill MS-PAN LVT coming up side of hill, men hiding behind bushes and trees MS Marines kneel down on ground, stand up start going down hill MS-PAN men coming up from beach, hit the deck and start crawling forward, beach in BG LS-PAN LVTs in water coming towards beach plane flying overhead MS-PAN men lug in on beach LS fires in bushes MS men coming forward from beach MLS men coming on the double, in between wooded area towards camera MCU-PAN damaged Japanese plane MS-PAN same, camouflaged netting over it MS-PAN same, tractor beside it LS-PAN Japanese airfield, demolished buildings and planes MLS demolished building on airfield LS demolished hangar, truck passing by LS-PAN demolished hangar LS-PAN demolished blockhouse MS-PAN shell holes in blockhouse MLS damaged Japanese plane in revetment CU-PAN damaged Japanese plane CU shell hole in damaged Japanese plane CU-PAN shell hole and damaged Japanese blockhouse CU shell hole in blockhouse MLS demolished Japanese blockhouse MS-PAN demolished Japanese plane MS-PAN demolished Japanese planes n front of demolished hangars CU-PAN demolished planes inside of Japanese hangar, demolished MS demolished Japanese bomber CU-PAN same, Marine inspecting CU-PAN bomb crater on airport grounds MS-PAN demolished Japanese flat cars on railroad tracks MS entrance to underground Japanese gas dump MS demolished Japanese construction equipment MLS convoy of ships coming towards camera MCU-DS Marine explaining signal flags to other Marines on deck CU men on deck of ship, listening to Marine MLS sug chaser, behind ship, where camera is MCU-DS group of men aboard ship, getting instructions MLS ship MS Marine sneaking up on Japanese dugout, throws in grenade, explosion in dugout CU Marine inspecting blast from hole in dugout CU Marine running up to dugout throwing grenade, running MS same, explosion MS Marine dead, American flag over one stretcher MLS Marine troops along road, resting photog: H.L McClue Jr