Japanese caves blasted by U.S. 6th Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines in Okinawa. Cave entrance with underbrush all around. Smoke and flames outside the cave. Marine moves up over cave entrance, drops bomb inside and runs away. Demolition bomb explodes, debris flying all over. Japanese comes out of cave and falls down. Smoke comes out of the cave. (World War II period).
Parachute supplies dropped by U.S. TBF Avenger aircraft in Okinawa. Marine rifleman looks at TBF aircraft approaching. Two observers watch TBF dropping supplies. Parachutes of different colors are dropped from TBF. Parachutes land. TBF in flight overhead drops more parachute supplies.
Mortar crew fires 81mm mortars over ridge in Okinawa. Mortar crew set up fire over ridge. Sight aligning on 81mm mortar. Shells placed in mortar by Marine. Marine in heavy underbrush. (World War II period).
Supplies to U.S. 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion in Okinawa. TBF Avenger aircraft making parachute runs over hilly terrain. Aircraft over palm trees. Parachute supplies descending from TBF. Marines spread out on field to receive supplies. Marine watches phosphorous smoke rising in the background. TBF drops parachute supplies.
U.S. Naval ships fire on enemy in Okinawa. Three dual 6'' gun batteries of USS Vincennes (CL-64) fired. Midship house in the background. A few 5 inch guns in the background. Empty shell drops out from rear of turret into net as guns fired. Several view of guns firing. Shoreline with hills fired upon by USS Vincennes. Smoke rises from hills. (World War II period).
U.S. Naval ships fire on enemy in Okinawa. Gun crewman looks through binoculars as guns are fired aboard USS Vincennes (CL-64). Sailor looks through fixed binoculars and yells out orders. Other men in the background look through binoculars. 5'' gun batteries fired. Water in the background. Crewmen look through binoculars. Shells raise a lot of smoke. (World War II period).
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