Assault on Shuri Line shows M-4 tanks and M-18 motor carriages equipped with flamethrowers attack Japanese positions on Chocolate Drop Hill in Okinawa during World War II. Flame throwers attacking Japanese mountain caves. U.S. soldiers at 77th Infantry, 306th Regiment OP (Operations Post), observe fighting through binoculars. Smoke rises from explosions.
U.S. troops in Okinawa during World War II. Assault made by elements of U.S. 10th Army, 1st Marines, 6th Marines, 77th Army Division on Shuri Line shows M-4 tanks and M-18 motor carriages equipped with flamethrowers attack Japanese positions. Shell hits on mountains showing smoke rising from explosions. Smoke billows up from white phosphorous explosions on Japanese mined field.
Assault made by elements of U.S. 10th Army consisting of 1st Marines, 6th Marines, 77th and 96th Army Division on Shuri line in Okinawa during World War II. U.S. soldiers and M-4 tanks cross a narrow valley and advance on the hillside under heavy fire. Gun crew of U.S. 383rd Regiment, 96th Army Division fire 37 mm anti tank gun. White phosphorous shells burst over the entire terrain.
Assault made by elements of U.S. 10th Army consisting of 1st Marines, 6th Marines, 77th and 96th Army Division on Shuri Line in Okinawa during World War II. Gun crew of U.S. 383rd Regiment, 96th Army Division fire 37 mm anti tank gun. White phosphorous shells burst over the entire terrain.
U.S. Army Grave Registration service in Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands during World War II. Soldiers in slit trenches put on personal equipment in preparation for move. African American troops of 96th Grave Registration Unit remove dead bodies from collection point and load them into a jeep. The jeep pulls away.
U.S. army grave registration service in Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands during World War II. African American troops of 96th Grave Registration Unit remove dead bodies from collection point and load them into a truck.