U.S. Army 77th Infantry Division in the Ryukyu Islands during the Ryukyu campaign of World War II. A vessel underway at sea en route to the Ryukyu Islands. Soldiers on landing crafts underway at sea. LVTs (Landing Vehicle Tracked) heading towards a beach. Soldiers unload from the LVTs onto the beach. 305th and 306th Infantry Regiment troops advance inland from the beach. A small building. Two soldiers holding guns in prone position on the side of a road. The soldiers fire the guns. The troops load and fire 81mm mortars. The soldiers standing behind shut their ears. The troops load a 155mm howitzer. The howitzer is fired from beneath a camouflage net. One of the soldiers shuts his ears. Several soldiers on a field and LVTs parked in view. Men of the 304th Field Artillery Battalion remove shells from cartons.
U.S. 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment brings in a Japanese prisoner from a cave just blasted in Shima. Two Marines bring a Japanese prisoner through a jungle path. The prisoner walks up hill under guard. (World War II period).
U.S. 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment fights the enemy in Shima, Okinawa. Artillery shells fired. A Marine fuses rockets and passes it to another Marine who places it in the launcher on truck. Two trucks with rocket launchers. (World War II period).
U.S. 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment fights the enemy in Shima, Okinawa. The Marines move on a field carrying ammunition and supplies. Smoke in distance. Blast from explosion. Bulldozer moves on the field. Marines carry casualty on a stretcher. The casualty is taken to aid station. Marines give first aid and plasma to casualty. Wound in leg, with bayonet used as splint. Plasma is administered to the patient and the bottle is held by a Marine. Patient is loaded aboard LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked). (World War II period).
U.S. 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment fights the enemy in Shima, Okinawa. 37mm gun crew on side of a hill fires. Shells burst on the hillside. 37mm gun crew sights the caves and fires at them. Smoking terrain in background. Shows caves which are fired upon. White smoke arises from explosions. Marines move up the hill. View across valley. (World War II period).
The U.S. 165th Infantry 27th Division fights enemy in Shima, Okinawa. Evacuation of wounded infantryman. Wounded infantryman on litter aboard M-29 weasel. Medics complete bandaging man as he lies on litter. Mortar shells explode on top of hill. (World War II period).
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