| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Palau |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | F04960 |
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 25 min 17 sec |
| Object type | Documentary |
| Physical description | 16mm/b&w/sound |
| Maker |
Van Voorhis, Westbrook Tourtellot, Arthur B |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Palau, United States of America |
| Date made | 1951 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
Palau: the fight for Bloody Nose Ridge (Crusade in the Pacific part 17)
Description
United States March of Time Television documentary using historic combat and newsreel footage. Covers the battles for the Japanese held Palau Islands in late 1944. Scenes include United States Navy carrier aircraft raids on the Philipines. Attacks on Peleliu air strip. The work of US Navy demolition frogmen. Naval bomabardments prior to landinds inluding rocket ships. Assault by the 1st Marine Division and the use of armoured ampbibious tracked vehicles. US M4 Sherman tanks and Japa nese tanks. the battle for the Japanese held caves at Bloody Nose Ridge. Invasion of Angaur Island by the 81st Division US Army. Corsair fighter bombers taking off for a 1000 yard bomb run to attack Bloody Nose Ridge - the shortest of the war. The use of naplam against the Japanese caves. A B-24 Liberator destroyed in mid air by a during a bombing raid.