Tinian: Atrocity victims and Japanese surrender broadcasts - R-2423

Summary

1944 Tinian Island - Suicide Cliff - 4th Marine division 1944/07 (slate says July but same Japanese interpreter features in August reels as well) Tinian Island - Suicide Cliff - 4th Marine division MS Japanese interpreter in civilian clothes speaking over microphone, Marines in combat dress, stand around. MS different angle, same LS Marines stand around interpreter MLS interpreter speaking over microphone, officer looking out right frame with binoculars MSHA interpreter speaking over microphone 01:16 1944/08 Tinian Island - Suicide Cliff - 4th Marine division LS Marines searching Japanese prisoners MS Japanese prisoners, military and civilian, pass camera CU interpreter speaking over microphone CU Japanese female interpreter MS various shots of M4A3 tank firing in to the distance 03:54 1944/08 Tinian Island - Suicide Cliff - 4th Marine division Various MSs, CUs of dead Japanese civilians who have commited suicide. Some are lying on the cliff edge, some are on the rocks and some are in the ocean. 06:40 1944/08 there is no card for this sequence on the shelf bt appears to be a gathering of various MArine officers and soldiers etc photog: H.A Weinberger This footage is often mistaken or used as being Saipan but clearly matches Suicide Cliff in Tinian. The