U.S. Third Fleet underway at sea, heads for Leyte in October 1944 during World War II. Warships fire heavy guns at Leyte. Ships advance under naval bombardment. Explosions on ship. U.S. troops aboard landing crafts. Japanese troops and defense during the barrage. They take positions and begin to attack. U.S. landing crafts attacked. Dramatic close up views of faces and expressions of many U.S. soldiers as they prepare for the invasion. U.S. troops leave landing craft and wade through water on to beaches. Japanese troops firing at incoming American forces with rifles and machine gun fire. American soldier raises American flag on island. Artillery fired and U.S. Army tanks advance. Wounded U.S. soldiers carried on litters. U.S. Army soldiers staying low and crawling on beach to avoid enemy fire. U.S. Army soldiers advancing, using rifle fire, hand grenades, and flamethrowers to attack entrenched Japanese enemy positions. Dead Japanese soldiers. Smoke arising from explosions in jungle.
U.S. 1st Marine Regiment advances to Shuri in Okinawa Island. Two columns of Marines move along road carrying weapons like rifles, Thompson Sub-machine guns, BARs and Carbines.
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.