U.S. Marine Battalion Command Post attacked by Japanese antitank gun in Okinawa. Marines in Battalion Command Post scatter for cover as Japanese antitank gun fires. Smoke arises from fire. LVT-3 (Landing Vehicle Tracked) burns after hit. Burning LVT-3 throws billows of smoke up in air. Vehicles caught in open fire. (World War II period).
Damaged hangars on captured airfield in Okinawa. Airfield and hills in the background. Damaged hangar at airfield. L-5 aircraft takes off from airfield. Jeep and tanks parked in the foreground.
Japanese caves set on fire in Okinawa by U.S. Marines. Flames coming out of Japanese cave on side of hill. Cave burns. (World War II period).
Japanese land mines in Okinawa. Japanese land mine lying on rocky field. U.S. Marine shovels rocky field.
Japanese prisoner talks to U.S. Marine in Okinawa. Flame thrower is fired into mouth of cave. Marines guard entrance of cave. Japanese prisoner in shorts is allowed to enter cave to persuade other Japanese soldiers inside cave to surrender. Blast in woods. More blasts in cave. Japanese prisoners are questioned by Marine. Prisoners get down from jeep. They are questioned by intelligence officer. Wounded Marine is carried on stretcher by Marines. Prisoner used as interpreter is hollering into mouth of cave. Two Marines followed by a prisoner climb hill. They advance toward cave. Japanese prisoner advances downside of hill to mouth of cave while Marines with BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) stands above him on hill. (World War II period).
Marines of 6th Marine Regiment 22nd Marines advance in Okinawa. Tank advances on road. Marines spread out in open area. They look for Japanese caves on hill. Grenade explodes in cave, Marines jump and rush towards it.