The operations of the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Marines relives army units South of Naha. Rockets, artillery and dive bombers bombard 'Sugar Loaf Hill'. Smoke arises due to bombardment.
The operations of the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Self propelled guns being brought up. Infantry advances along the area. Study of a map. Artillery being fired from a hide out. Smoke arises due to the firing. Airplane in flight over the area. Artillery and dive bombers strike Naha as Marines occupy its outskirts.
Operations of the U.S. troops at the Shuri Line in Ryukyu Islands during the Battle of Okinawa. Sherman tanks of the U.S. Army 706th Tank Battalion, 77th Division advance. They use flame throwers and advance against the side of a hill. Smoke rises due to bombardment. (World War II period).
Operations of the U.S. troops at the Shuri Line in Ryukyu Islands, Japan during the Battle of Okinawa. Soldiers of the U.S. 307th Regiment, 77th Division move across the field. They pass a knocked-out U.S. tank.
Operations of the U.S. troops at the Shuri Line in Ryukyu Islands, Japan during the Battle of Okinawa. M-18 motor carriage fires from a hilltop position. Soldiers load and fire the gun. Shells explode on hill. Smoke due to firing. (World War II period).
Operations of the U.S. troops at the Shuri Line in Ryukyu Islands, Japan during the Battle of Okinawa. U.S. Tenth Army General Simon B. Buckner visits the U.S. 77th Division. General in fatigue clothes and helmet as he discusses with a soldier. M-18 tank passes over a dirt road. (World War II period).