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U.S. Marine Battery firing 155mm howitzer during battle of Okinawa in World War II.
U.S.Marines of 3rd 155mm Howitzer Battalion, Baker Battery, in operation during battle of Okinawa, during World War 2. (For this campaign, they have been assigned to the U.S. Army 419th Field Artillery Group.) Camouflage netting is stretched over gun position. Crew fires many rounds. The operation appears routine: shell placed, propellant powder placed, breech closed, piece fired, crew uses pole to swab barrel, and the process is repeated. The Marines are stripped to the waist as they work. They pause after a session of firing. Gunner wearing headphone speaks into telephone. Gunner, in a tent, cutting bag charges of propellant. He reties sacks containing correct amount and gives them to another gunner.
Officer traces position on field map during battle of Okinawa in Japan.
155mm howitzer firing under camouflage netting during battle of Okinawa in Japan. Officer traces position on field map. A Gun crew working under netting. Crewmen puts fingers in ears as howitzer firing. (World War II period).
Explosions and smoke columns during bombardment on Okinawa, Japan.
Aerial views of LVT (A) or Landing Vehicles Tracked (Armored), on a beach in Okinawa, Japan. Explosions and smoke columns during bombardment on Okinawa. Open terrain on Okinawa showing roads and fields. Scenes of city of Shuri, Okinawa, as bombs burst. Smoke columns rise. (World War II period).
United States 10th Army invades Okinawa,Japan during World War 2
A film titled ' Invasion of Okinawa' shows Admiral Chester William Nimitz after his declaration to attack Okinawa in Japan. United states 10th Army launches an invasion on Kerama island in Ryukyu,Japan. Admiral Nimitz,General Buckner and Admiral Richmond Turner direct the operations. American soldiers take over the island after heavy bombardment. They invade Okinawa and land on the island behind naval bombardment.
Sailor returns from rescue mission in sea near Okinawa, Japan.
Aircraft fly over the sea in Okinawa, Japan. A sailor on a boat in the middle of the sea, possibly returning to ship from a rescue mission. Man walks with a sailor.
Explosions on a hill in Okinawa, Japan.
An aircraft flies over Okinawa, Japan as fire and smoke rises upwards. A hill on the island. Explosion occurs and smoke rises. United States sailors look at it through binoculars. (World War II period).