U.S. 1st Marine Regiment advances towards Shuri in Okinawa Island. Marines load 81mm mortar with shells. One man stripped to waist loads mortar. Section leader gives orders on phone. Mortar crew loads and fires. Marine place grenade in cave. Marines advance up a hill. They move past wrecked wagons. (World War II period).
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).
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.
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.
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).
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).