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Bodies of Japanese soldiers after U.S. Marines attack; advance of United States 1st Marine Regiment towards Shuri, Okinawa.

U.S. 1st Marine Regiment advances towards Shuri in Okinawa Island. Marines move past wrecked wagons. They advance up a hill. Bodies of dead Japanese soldiers, some still burning. Columns of Marines move along road. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, May 21
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052722
United States 1st Marine Regiment transfers ammunition up a hill during their advance to Shuri, Okinawa.

U.S. 1st Marine Regiment advance towards Shuri in Okinawa Island. Chain of men pass ammunition up the hill. Marines line up on the hill side and pass ammunition. Wounded Marines are evacuated and carried on a stretcher.

Date: 1945, May 17
Duration: 3 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052723
Wounded men of United States First Marine Regiment receive aid during their advance towards Shuri, Okinawa.

U.S. 1st Marine Regiment advances towards Shuri in Okinawa Island. Dead civilian on field. Wounded Marines on stretchers. Marines making tag for wounded man. Casualty on stretcher receive aid. A wounded man carried on stretcher. Demolition. Smoke rises from blast on hill.

Date: 1945, May 17
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052724
United States 1st Battalion 1st Marines and tanks attack Japanese caves on hill side in Naha during advance to Shuri.

U.S. 1st Battalion 1st Marines fight with Japanese troops in Naha during their advance to Shuri in Okinawa Island. Marines run across a field towards a ridge in the background. Tanks and Marines move through field. Tanks move up followed by Marines. Tanks fire into caves on hillside (Japanese fortifications). Stretcher bearers carry men across field under fire. Marines move up behind tanks. Demolition explosion in a cave on the side of the hill. Marines examine blast at the cave entrance. They examine the cave just blasted. Explosion from demolition blast in cave. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, May 30
Duration: 2 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052725
United States 1st Battalion 1st Marines attempt to put off a fire in an overturned tank after hitting a land mine in Naha.

U.S. 1st Battalion 1st Marines fight Japanese troops in Naha during their advance to Shuri in Okinawa Island. Marines examine cave (Japanese fortification) blasted by demolition charge. Marines carry wounded man on stretcher. Marine stand on top of hill in foreground. Marines advance up a hill with casualties. U.S. tank overturns after hitting a land mine, it is on fire. Marines attempt to extinguish the fire. Marines dig around tank in an attempt to rescue men inside. Turret of tank burns. Marine with wounded arm, blown clear when tank hit Japanese mine. Marines talk to the man who was hit. Tank burns. Marines with mine detector in foreground. Ammunition in tank explodes. Tanks burns after explosion. Pellets of hot steel fly from tank which is burning. Smoldering tank. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, May 30
Duration: 3 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052726
U.S. Flamethrower tanks fire at Japanese caves on side of cliffs used as fortifications in Naha.

U.S. 1st Battalion 1st Marines fight Japanese troops in Naha during their advance to Shuri. Marines fire bazooka. Marines dig on side of hill and move towards it. They move out through a small valley. Tanks move up and machine guns fired at caves used as fortifications by Japanese troops. Flamethrower tank fires at Japanese caves on side of the cliff causing explosions. Hillside burns after assault from flame throwing tanks. Large columns of white and black smoke arises from hills. Tracers from tank fired into Japanese cave positions. Flamethrower tank fires into enemy cave. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, May 30
Duration: 4 min 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052727