U.S. 'K' Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment move up towards a ridge in Okinawa. A tanks tries to climb up the steep hill. Burned area in foreground.
U.S. 'K' Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment blasts a Japanese cave on a hill in Okinawa. Terrain view, hill in distance. A Marine observes the artillery fire through a pair of binoculars. Explosion in the background. (World War II period).
U.S. 1st Marine Division advances in Okinawa. Marines around a tank in muddy area. Marines try to fix tracks on tank after it got hit by a Japanese 47mm anti-tank gun. A Marine points at the holes caused by Japanese 47mm anti-tank gun.
U.S. Marines of 'F' Company, 2nd Battalion 22nd Regiment advance through a town in Okinawa. Marines in two long files come through village huts in background. Long line of Marines at different intervals, march down a winding road. All Marines in combat gear with weapons slung over shoulders. 30 caliber machine gun crew behind a stone wall. Grassy terrain in background.
U.S. Marines of 'F' Company, 2nd Battalion 22nd Regiment receive parachute supplies in Okinawa. Two TBF Avenger aircraft fly overhead. First TBF drops three parachutes of different colors with supplies. Supplies come down the hilly terrain. Marines look up towards the planes. Marines scattered all over the hills. They grab parachutes and fold them up. A shack burns in background.
U.S. Marines of 'F' Company, 2nd Battalion 22nd Regiment receive parachute supplies in Okinawa. Marines unload supplies from bundles which were just dropped by TBM Avenger aircraft. Marines in dungaree trousers without shirts. They take 81mm mortar shells out of the casing. They carry shells on shoulders and stack them up. Tents in far background behind bushes.