U.S. Army Grave Registration service in Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands during World War II. African American troops of 96th Grave Registration Unit remove dog tags and personnel belongings from dead bodies of U.S. soldiers. A soldier writes in a diary.
Burial services for dead U.S. soldiers at 96th Division Cemetery in Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands during World War II. Soldiers at work and a bulldozer operating on a military cemetery. Canvas-wrapped bodies buried in large common grave. Completed section of 96th Division Cemetery showing crosses.
U.S. troops battling enemy on ridge of Zebra Hill in Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands during World War II. Soldiers and gun crews of the 382nd Infantry Regiment fire machine guns, antitank guns and rifles from positions on the ridge of Zebra Hill. Shells burst over Japanese positions.
First group of soldiers to leave Okinawa for discharge assemble at U.S. 24th Corps Air Regulation Office on Yontan airstrip during World War II. Soldiers leave truck. A sign reads '24th Corps Air Regulating Officer'. U.S. Major General Archibald V Arnold talks to the departing soldiers and signs short snorter bill for one man. Soldiers board U.S. Army Air Force C-54 Skymaster transport aircraft. The C-54 taxis and takes off.
U.S. soldiers advance in Okinawa during World War II. Soldiers of U.S. 96th Division, 381st Infantry move across a field. Shell bursts on Hill no.167.
U.S. soldiers advance in Okinawa during World War II. Soldiers of U.S. 96th Division, 381st Infantry on top of hill move through scrub pine growth. Shell explosions on hillside. A tank advances along a road in the background.