The operations of the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa during World War II. Mud bogs, trucks and jeeps. Marines advance through a muddy area.
Operations of the U.S. troops at the Shuri Line in Ryukyu Islands during the Battle of Okinawa, World War 2. A jeep carrying three African American soldiers pass through heavy mud. Wheel of the jeep spins in mud. Jeep being pushed through mud by a bulldozer.
Numerous crosses mark graves in the U.S. 5th Marine Division cemetery on Iwo Jima, during World War 2. Bodies of Marines killed in action are seen individually wrapped in white and carried with care on stretchers where they are placed in line within a long grave. Marines in the burial detail complete interments.
View from inside one of several U.S. Army Air Forces B-24 liberator bomber aircraft attacking Japanese positions on Iwo Jima in World War II. Dim aerial view of Iwo Jima from overflying Navy PB4Y. Smoke rising from isolated explosions on the ground. U.S. Navy warships, including battleships, cruisers, and gunboats, of Task Force 51, commanded by Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, are visible but not individually identifiable from the air. smoke rising onshore as shells from navy guns explode. Smoke also seen from the barrels of the warships themselves, as they fire barrages. Large white clouds of smoke obscure the beaches of Iwo Jima as the warships begin firing white phosphorus shells. At the same time, large numbers of amphibious landing craft are assembled in lines ready to move toward the beach. Bright images of the battleship, USS Idaho (BB-42) bombarding Iwo Jima with her twelve 14-inch guns. View from the air over Iwo Jima during the naval bombardment.
Coverage of a project to determine the most effective means for destroying Japanese-type fortifications at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. U.S. Army Air Force P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft drops napalm incendiary bombs on hillside. Explosion throws billows of smoke in air. (World War II period).
The invasion of Iwo Jima by the United States troops during Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. Aerial view of bombardment on Iwo Jima. Japanese installations and terrain in view. Small craft underway in circles. Bombardment on the Iwo Jima coastline. Wave of landing vehicle tracked (LVTs) underway at sea. Ships in transport area at Iwo Jima. LVTs underway at sea. LVTs head towards the beach, Mount Suribachi in the background. Battleships underway at sea.