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Amphibious assault in Operation Gunto of the Okinawa campaign during World War II

A flotilla of American Higgins boat landing craft head for the shore of Gunto, Okinawa during World War 2. Some Landing Craft Infantry (LCIs) are also seen. Landing Craft Large, LCI (L) number 326 is seen in the background. View from a Higgins boat landing craft of several LCI(L)s ahead. Silhouette of a Transport Ship is seen in waters close to Okinawa. An undentified white boat is behind it in the sunlight. Beyond that,nearer the shore, is the white hospital ship, USS Comfort (II) (AH-6).

Location: Okinawa Ryukyu Islands

Date: 1945, April 2

Duration: 58 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Clip: 65675024941

United States warships shell Okinawa, Japan, during World War II

U.S. Naval Task Force of warships bombarding Okinawa in World War 2. Light cruiser USS St. Louis, CL-49, in foreground in the background is the battleship USS Texas, BB-35 shelling Okinawa. Heavy cruiser USS Wichita, CA-45, using signal light communications. Foreground the stern of the USS St. Louis, USS Texas in background. LCI 370 (Landing Craft Infantry) approaches from the right with the USS Texas in the background. On right, the USS St. Louis has turned to port and is shelling Okinawa, a destroyer in the middle, and the USS Texas on left. Close up of the USS St. Louis's stern as she shells Okinawa. Close up of three gun turrent firing. USS Texas in close shelling a hillside Japanese strong point on Okinawa. Shell hits the top of a hill and beach. Explosions due to the shelling. Smoke rises from coastline of Okinawa. Smoke rises from hill on Okinawa and shells hit around base of hill.

Location: Okinawa Ryukyu Islands

Date: 1945

Duration: 2 min 49 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Clip: 65675024943

Men carry gear through deep mud and creek in Okinawa, Japan.

Floods in Okinawa, Japan. Men carry gear through deep mud. Supplies carried across swollen creek. Water pours through a pipe in creek dam. Men carry two white rabbits.

Location: Okinawa Ryukyu Islands

Date: 1945, June 21

Duration: 2 min 38 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Clip: 65675024953

Damaged USS Louisville and men overhaul it in Okinawa, Japan.

Damaged USS Louisville (CA-28) hit by Japanese Kamikase in World War 2. Damaged forward stack of the ship. Float of its scout plane left on catapult, is jettisoned. Large stack of the USS Louisville knocked down. Engine of seaplane blown up by explosion on the signal bridge. Man welds in superstructure. View of other men working to repair damage to the Cruiser.. [Note: The following eyewitness account of the kamikaze attack was recorded by Seamen 1st Class, Enrico Trotta, who was a crew member on the USS Louisville (CA-28) from 1943 to 1946, "At 1923 (hours) two planes which were identified as friendly flew around and one kamikaze dove onto the battleship USS Mississippi BB 41. The other kamikaze plane turned to the Louisville and started to make a run on us. I was on No. #4 - 20 mm AA gun mount on the port side below #2 main battery and I fired 58 rounds to set the kamikaze plane on fire prior to hitting the Louisville’s front smoke stack bending and twisting it and killing 9 men on the 40 mm gun mount mounting on the forward superstructure tripod about 140 feet from our gun mount. The kamikaze also cut our sea plane off and left only the pontoon on the catapult. Three other 20 AA mm gun crews opened up firing 4, 11, and 20 rounds as well. We were not told to fire for we did it on our own. We were only manning the guns at the time and were not on general quarters. Later, the officers came by and said good job."]

Location: Okinawa Ryukyu Islands

Date: 1945, June 6

Duration: 2 min 49 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Clip: 65675024954