U.S. army grave registration service in Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands during World War II. African American troops of 96th Grave Registration Unit remove dead bodies from collection point and load them into a truck.
U.S. Army Grave Registration service in Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands during World War II. African American troops of 96th Grave Registration Unit remove dog tags and personnel belongings from dead bodies of U.S. soldiers. A soldier writes in a diary.
Burial services for dead U.S. soldiers at 96th Division Cemetery in Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands during World War II. Soldiers at work and a bulldozer operating on a military cemetery. Canvas-wrapped bodies buried in large common grave. Completed section of 96th Division Cemetery showing crosses.
U.S. troops battling enemy on ridge of Zebra Hill in Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands during World War II. Soldiers and gun crews of the 382nd Infantry Regiment fire machine guns, antitank guns and rifles from positions on the ridge of Zebra Hill. Shells burst over Japanese positions.
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.