Living conditions of the Okinawans in the town of Ishikawa, Okinawa, Japan during the Battle of Okinawa of World War II. Natives seated in a compound outside huts. Fully clothed men wash their legs and faces. A man distributes food to the natives. The natives walk away with the food. They sit on the ground and eat the food. An aircraft in flight.
Activities of U.S. 1st Marine Division in Okinawa, Japan during the Battle of Okinawa of World War II. A family leaves the town with their belongings. Natives walk across rice paddies. Marines walk near the rice paddies. The rice paddies in Tengan area. A man watches through binoculars.
Activities of the Okinawans in Okinawa, Japan during the Battle of Okinawa of World War II. Rice paddies in the area. Mountains and Nakagusuku Bay in the background. The Okinawans walk down a road near the bay.
Battle of Okinawa in Japan, during World War II. U.S. Infantry troops advance on a road lined by trees in the village of Kin in Okinawa. The soldiers, holding guns, move in front of the houses in the village. Women and children seated in front of the houses. Children watch the soldiers in front of a building. A board, with letters written in Japanese. The U.S. soldiers with the villagers. Soldiers inspecting Japanese uniforms. The soldiers searching for Japanese troops in the village. The Japanese troops dressed as villagers being led away by the U.S. troops.
Bombardment of Okinawa, Japan by the Allies during World War II. LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) and LVT A (Landing Vehicle Tracked Armored) move towards the beach. A control boat in the background. LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) approaches the beach. Smoke rises from targets hit on the coast of Okinawa.
U.S. Navy bombardment of beach at Kerama Retto, Okinawa, during World War 2 invasion of Okinawa. LSMs (Landing Ship, Medium), destroyers and battle ships underway. Rocket barrage fired. Rocky shoreline of the island in the background. Details seen include: Time 00:25 is the battleship USS New Mexico, BB-40 firing main and secondary batteries. Time 00:41 is a detailed closeup bow-on view of the battleship USS New Mexico, BB-40. (Note: As seen, the USS New Mexico did retain its casemated 5-inch/51 caliber guns for the Okinawa invasion, contrary to some historic references.)