Allied troops in Okinawa, Japan. Anti tank tracers fire against hill side and smoke rises. A tree in the foreground as a tank burns. Explosion of fire bombs o hillside. Smoke rises from the hill. United States marines in tank destroyers move away. (World War II period).
Japanese equipment in Senaga Shima, Okinawa in Japan. A view of the huts in the area. A man measures a 6 ½ inch Japanese shell case with a scale. He holds a detonator and a nose fuse cap.
American Marines in action in Senaga Shima, Okinawa, Japan. A marine interpreter tries to get Japanese out of a cave. Japanese comes out and marines search him for weapons. Marines carrying arms advance. They move up a hill.
American Marines in action in Senaga Shima, Okinawa, Japan. United States 6th Marine Division and 6th Tank Battalion move along a road. Marine machine gun squad moves down a road under the protection of tanks. Marines move up a ridge of Okinawa.
American Marines in action, Senaga Shima, Okinawa, Japan. Men of United States 6th Marine Division fire into tomb. White phosphorus shells explode among a group of trees on the hill side. Rows of tanks of United States 6th Tank Battalion fire across a ridge. Tanks fire into caves as they advance. (World War II period).
American Marines in action in Senaga Shima, Okinawa, Japan. Rows of tanks of United States 6th Tank Battalion fire into caves as they advance. Tanks advance along a road. Men of United States 6th Marine Division load ammunition onto tanks under a wrecked Japanese hangar. (World War II period).