Summary

A documentary titled 'Hell For Leather' shows combat activities of the US 1st Cavalry Division during wars Dramatization shows a 1st Cavalry soldier seated on a step and his son touches the insignia of the US 1st Cavalry division on the uniform Reenacted footage of Cavalry unit battling Native American Indians at the Battle of Little Big Horn Next scene shows training of US Army cavalry troops for World War 2, as they run an obstacle course and practice bayonet drills The troops undergo combat training They practice amphibious landings and crawling near razor wire Animated map shows the amphibious attacks on Los Negros Island in 1944 A ship underway and soldiers on the deck of the ship Ship guns are fired in Battle of Los Negros The US Army troops load a Landing Craft and it gets underway They approach the shore and get off from the landing craft at the beach The troops hold guns and advance in jungle region, firing rifles and machine guns, engaging enemy Japanese marines protecting the airfield The US Army troops firing and advancing against the Japanese The wounded soldiers on a stretcher The soldiers fire artillery and mortars View of dead Japanese troops The US troops advance US General MacArthur praises a soldier 'Bataan' written on the barrel of a gun Location: Los Negros Islands Date: February 1944