Saipan: Land Action - r-548

Summary

Photo H.L. McClue SAIPAN 11 July 1944 SUBJECT: LAND ACTION MS Medium tank advancing and firing. LS Tanks and Marines advancing across field. MS Medium tank and Marines advancing across cane field. MS Tank and Marines advancing through cane field. MLS Small oil dump on fire. MLS Marines advancing across cliff, smoke over cliffs. LS Tanks firing toward cliffs. MS Top of tank as it passes by camera. MS Firing on to cliff. MLS Jap coming from cliff waving white flag, smoke on cliff, Marines' heads in FG. MLS Jap coming up, stops about 50 feet from Marine, takes off shirt, Marine with rifle ready. LS Explosions on side of cliff. LS Fire. MLS Oil fire, flames rising high. LS From inside of tank, tank advancing across road. LS Through port of tank, tank passing by building. MLS Same, tank going through bushes. MLS SAME, tanks advancing across side of cliff. LS Same, tanks advancing up road. LS Tanks and men advancing along road on side of cliff. LS Tank and men. LS Tanks and men, tank firing. LS Road on hillside, Marines walking by slowly. MLS Tank men standing around, tank firing. LS Mountains, smoke rising. MS Cane field. LDS Road and valley. LDS Same, smoke rising. LS Through port of tank, explosions on mountain. LS Same, gun of tank fires. LS Explosions in valley. MLS Through port of tank, tanks advancing along road. LS Through port of tank, mountain. MLS Through port of tank, tank crew standing around outside of tank. MS Same, tank crew sitting on top of tak.