Tarawa: D-day fighting, devastation, Japanese emplacements and prisoners - G-470

Summary

1943/11 - D-day ? MCU Marine firing M1 with fixed bayonet, palm trees in BG, Marines passing in FG. MS-PAN Marine firing BAR, log fortification in BG MS-PAN beach area, explosion in BG MS Marines firing at enemy positions, explosions in BG MS Marines advancing carrying assorted weapons including 30 cal machine gun, palm trees in BG, sandy terrain in FG, Marines in combat area MCU Marines advancing, log fortification in BG MS-PAN Marines dug in MS Marines dug in sandbag emplacement, short scene MS Marines advancing MS waiting to advance, PAN to enemy position bunker MS Marines advancing carrying M1s and carbines, fire in BG MS Marines drinking from canteen MCU dead Japanese soldiers MS dead Japanese soldiers, PAN to other dead Japanese soldiers MCU Japanese pillboxes MLS-PAN damaged enemy positions, palm trees in BG, pan to ocean in BG MS cat MS Marines trying to catch cat under tank MS Marine in combat gear feeding cat, tank in BG LS Marines advancing on Japanese position, ocean in BG, they are advancing cautiously MS AAsame, one Marine throws hand-grenade MCU AAsame, showing Japanese positions MS three Marines bringing in Japanese prisoners, PAN of the prisoners MS aircraft, Marines standing guard over it, log fortifications in BG MCU damaged plane MS Marine washing at some sort of well, drawing water up in buckets, building in BG MCU Marines searching, building in BG LS Marines searching, jeep in FG, building and trees in BG, sandy terrain. MS Marines advancing on some sort of position, looks like searchlight on top of building MS debris war torn beach front MS-PAN over smaller section of beach LS of ocean, obstacles present in water CU of Japanese sandbag and log emplacement MS Marines inspecting Japanese coastal emplacement MS Marines sat on log washing lef MS Marines talk, jeep past in BG MS-PAN across Japanese prisoners standing MS Japanese prisoners standing MS two Japanese prisoners are called to the front to see Marine CU shots of big Japanese gun emplacement LS Japanese prisoners being walked away MS MArines close in on Japanese hut MS Marine guards Japanese man who has just left cave