American Marines in action in Senaga Shima, Okinawa, Japan. United States 6th Marine Division and 6th Tank Battalion move along a road. Marine machine gun squad moves down a road under the protection of tanks. Marines move up a ridge of Okinawa.
American Marines in action, Senaga Shima, Okinawa, Japan. Men of United States 6th Marine Division fire into tomb. White phosphorus shells explode among a group of trees on the hill side. Rows of tanks of United States 6th Tank Battalion fire across a ridge. Tanks fire into caves as they advance. (World War II period).
American Marines in action in Senaga Shima, Okinawa, Japan. Rows of tanks of United States 6th Tank Battalion fire into caves as they advance. Tanks advance along a road. Men of United States 6th Marine Division load ammunition onto tanks under a wrecked Japanese hangar. (World War II period).
Japanese hill fortifications in Senaga Shima, Okinawa, Japan. Caves, bunkers and pillbox fortifications on a hill. Wrecked huts along a slope as seen from a cave.
Japanese hill fortifications in Senaga Shima, Okinawa, Japan. An Allied soldier near a cave with rubble spread on the ground. Destructed houses in a village east of Naha, Okinawa. A damaged naval defense gun. Entrance of a cave blocked by rubble. A hole in the hill. (World War II period).
Bombardment of Okinawa, Japan by the Allies during World War II. Shells burst on the coast and smoke columns rise. Allied naval artillery bombards the coast. Artillery fired and explosions occur at the beach. A LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) bombards the beach. LCI fires a rocket and smoke rises. A LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) underway as a cameraman takes motion picture.