U.S. 1st Battalion 1st Marines fight the enemy in Okinawa. Marines on Shark Tooth Ridge fire Thompson sub machine gun and M-1 from prone position down hill towards cave. Marines fire bazooka rocket launcher over crest of hill. Marines fire bazooka over edge. They reload bazooka and another round is fired. (World War II period).
U.S. 22nd Marine Regiment in Naha. Marines carrying equipment walk over the personnel bridge and cross Asakasa River. Marines pass on the main street in Naha.
U.S. Marines advance toward and into Naha in Okinawa. Marine inspects Japanese heavy gun emplacement near beach. Muzzle of gun pointing toward beach. Marines inspects brass shell casing of gun. Ruins of another light machine gun emplacement. Marine fires 30 cal light machine gun. (World War II period).
U.S. Marines advance toward and into Naha in Okinawa. Several Marines stand at foot of hill and a Marine wounded. They advance on airfield. Wrecked Japanese bomber seen in the foreground. Marine carries heavy equipment on shoulders. Marines look out over ridge. Some of them carry wounded Marine on stretcher. They set him down in the foreground. Skeleton of Japanese aircraft hangars and air base installation. Two Marines sprinkle sulpha on wound of Marine with stomach wound.
U.S. 6th Marines advance toward and into Naha in Okinawa. Marines fire light weapons out. Marine lies on top of ridge firing carbine. Marines carry communications wire up hill. They dig in on ridge. Reinforcements come up trail behind ridge. (World War II period).
U.S. 6th Marines advance toward and into Naha in Okinawa. Marine runs away after planting satchel charge in cave. Satchel charge explodes. Marine carrying Browning Automatic Rifle trots around to front of cave and fires into mouth of cave. Marine puts satchel charge into the mouth of cave. Marines move up ridge with their equipment. Cameraman slate indicates it is "Dog Company" taking the ridge over the Corps' objective. (World War II period).