U.S. convoy heading towards Okinawa shores for 'L' Day Landings. Battleship underway at sea. Battleship with tenders around it. LST convoy in harbor. Observer with binoculars. Three Marines sit in landing boat. LVT come in. One LVT passes away. LCVP go ashore. Marine with his head lowered in LST.
Okinawan civilians surrender to U.S. soldiers of 32nd Infantry, 7th Division in Okinawa. Okinawan civilians coming out of cave on hillside. Nisei interpreter interrogates civilian. Soldier checks belongings of civilian. (World War II period).
U.S. 1st Battalion 1st Marines fight with Japanese troops in Naha during their advance to Shuri in Okinawa Island. Marines run across a field towards a ridge in the background. Tanks and Marines move through field. Tanks move up followed by Marines. Tanks fire into caves on hillside (Japanese fortifications). Stretcher bearers carry men across field under fire. Marines move up behind tanks. Demolition explosion in a cave on the side of the hill. Marines examine blast at the cave entrance. They examine the cave just blasted. Explosion from demolition blast in cave. (World War II period).
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).
U.S. 6th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Regiment during their advance towards Naha in Okinawa. Platoon pinned down by Japanese rifle and machine gun fire. Long column of smoke rises from a ridge in background. Marines advance towards it and go over the top of ridge on the double. Marines in trenches in foreground fire rifles at hills. Explosions in front of the Marines. (World War II period).
U.S. 22nd Marine Regiment fights with enemy during their advance in Naha, Okinawa. Marines move along road towards city in the background. They dug on hill position, look at mountain in the background. Marines dug in on side of road in ditches. All of them stand up and keep on advancing on the double towards the background. They dug in near hut on side of hill. Marines slowly advance. Some advance in crouched position. (World War II period).