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United States 1st Battalion 1st Marines attempt to put off a fire in an overturned tank after hitting a land mine in Naha.

U.S. 1st Battalion 1st Marines fight Japanese troops in Naha during their advance to Shuri in Okinawa Island. Marines examine cave (Japanese fortification) blasted by demolition charge. Marines carry wounded man on stretcher. Marine stand on top of hill in foreground. Marines advance up a hill with casualties. U.S. tank overturns after hitting a land mine, it is on fire. Marines attempt to extinguish the fire. Marines dig around tank in an attempt to rescue men inside. Turret of tank burns. Marine with wounded arm, blown clear when tank hit Japanese mine. Marines talk to the man who was hit. Tank burns. Marines with mine detector in foreground. Ammunition in tank explodes. Tanks burns after explosion. Pellets of hot steel fly from tank which is burning. Smoldering tank. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, May 30
Duration: 3 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052726
U.S. Flamethrower tanks fire at Japanese caves on side of cliffs used as fortifications in Naha.

U.S. 1st Battalion 1st Marines fight Japanese troops in Naha during their advance to Shuri. Marines fire bazooka. Marines dig on side of hill and move towards it. They move out through a small valley. Tanks move up and machine guns fired at caves used as fortifications by Japanese troops. Flamethrower tank fires at Japanese caves on side of the cliff causing explosions. Hillside burns after assault from flame throwing tanks. Large columns of white and black smoke arises from hills. Tracers from tank fired into Japanese cave positions. Flamethrower tank fires into enemy cave. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, May 30
Duration: 4 min 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052727
U.S. 22nd Marine Regiment attacks enemy positions in a village near Naha, Okinawa.

United States 22nd Marine Regiment advance towards Naha, Okinawa. One Marine advances through a field with wooded area on side. Smoke arises from some huts across village. Marines advance across the village from left to right. A large smoke stack is shelled. Explosions near stack. Second explosion hits it and smoke stack falls over. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, May
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052769
United States artillery shells the city of Naha and explosions and smoke rise all around in Okinawa.

City of Naha shelled by U.S. artillery, Okinawa. View of city of Naha. Smoke arises in different sections from burning buildings. River in foreground. Artillery shells the town. Explosions and smoke rises as the shell burst all around. A large building burns. Smoke rises.

Date: 1945, May 12
Duration: 3 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052770
U.S. planes coming down in flames after crashing mid-air while U.S. artillery shelling down Naha city, Okinawa.

City of Naha shelled by U.S. artillery, Okinawa. American aircraft come down in flames. Two of them fall after they crash in midair. Marines move towards Naha city. Smoke arises from city as many buildings burn.

Date: 1945, May 12
Duration: 2 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052771
U.S. Flamethrower tanks shoot flames towards Japanese pillbox during the battle of Okinawa.

U.S. 6th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Regiment advances in Okinawa. Marines advance on the double. Shells burst around. Flamethrower tank operate on a Japanese pillbox and shoot flames towards it. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, May 12
Duration: 1 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052772
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