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Lieutenant General Simon B Buckner at a press conference in Okinawa, Japan

Lieutenant General Simon B Buckner addresses a press conference at a tent in Okinawa, Japan. Media persons take down notes as Buckner speaks. He points out at a map while speaking.

Date: 1945, May 10
Duration: 3 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675058499
United States 2nd Marine Division on their way to Tarawa during World War 2

'With Marines at Tarawa ' United States 2nd Marine Division embark a ship for an amphibious operation in Tarawa during World War II. Marines briefed about the terrain of Tarawa with a relief map. They clean machine guns, check and test fire weapons. Marines exercise and receive instructions from an officer. A mass on board the ship where a Chaplain and marines offer prayers before the battle of Tarawa.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058541
United States 2nd Marine Division fire at Japanese infantry during battle of Tarawa during World War 2

United States 2nd Marine Division sailors fire at Japanese infantry to flush them out from dugouts in Tarawa during World War II. Heavy firing takes place and wounded carried away on litters for medical aid. Wreckage spreads all around as mortars fires.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058543
United States 2nd Marine Division fire at Japanese infantry during the battle of Tarawa during World War 2

An American landing craft hit by Japanese. United States 2nd Marine Division sailors fire mortars at Japanese infantry to flush them out from dugouts in Tarawa during World War II. Heavy firing takes place. Marines and tanks move up. General Holland Smith and Julian Smith inspect positions. A loader clears up debris and mud. Japanese prisoners made to march by marines. Wounded marines given blood plasma. Other wounded marines on litters pulled up onto a ship for medical aid.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058544
The scuttling of the USS Gamble, July 16, 1945, Apra Harbor, Guam, near end of World War II

USS Gamble, destroyer/mine layer, DD-123/DM-15, being scuttled off Guam, after decommissioning, due to extreme damage from Japanese bombs off Iwo Jima. Witnessed by Admiral Chester Nimitz and staff.

Date: 1945, July 15
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059110
Tracers being fired at night and smoke rises from the coast of Okinawa, Japan during World War II.

United States ships off the shore of Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Low lying hills on the beach of Okinawa. Wrecked ships at the coast as men work on them. United States Naval fleet in the background. A white puff of smoke rises from the beach. Tracers being fired in the dark at night.

Date: 1945, July 15
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059111