VICTORY AT SEA, NO. 17: THE TURKEY SHOOT (TV)

Summary

Part 17 of this 26-part documentary series on World War II at sea. This program documents the battle of the Philippine Sea in 1944 and includes footage and discussion of life on pre-war Guam, an island in the Marianas Islands; the Japanese conquest of Guam in 1941; American landings on Guam in July 1944; American recapture of Saipan (an island in the Marianas Islands) in July 1944; the Battle of the Philippine Sea; and the liberation of Guam and its role as a key U.S. base in the Pacific. Also included is coverage of the "Marianas Turkey Shoot" (6/19/44).

Details

• NETWORK: NBC
• DATE: March 1, 1953 Sunday 3:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:30:00
• COLOR/B&W: B&W
• CATALOG ID: T79:0024
• GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries
• SUBJECT HEADING: U S Navy; Philippine Sea, Battle of the; Marianas Turkey Shoot, The; World War II - 1941; World War II - 1944; Guam - Sieges; Saipan - Sieges; Philippines - Sieges
• SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1952-1953
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Henry Salomon … Producer, Writer
• M. Clay Adams … Director
• Richard Hanser … Writer
• Leonard Graves … Narrator
• Richard Rodgers … Composer
• NBC Symphony Orchestra … Symphony Orchestra
• U.S. Navy