Army Infantry men march by as ambulances delivering casualties to airstrip pass in the other direction. United States soldier casualties on litters are placed into Stinson L-5B Sentinel aircraft. Several of the casualties are wearing oxygen masks. L-5B's taxi on rocky field. Casualty unloaded from ambulance and placed into L-5B. Identifiable aircraft: L-5B serial number 44-16398 of the 163rd Liaison squadron and Marine Corps OY-1 (L-5B) with distinctive shark-mouth painted on nose and number '89' painted on tail.
Ambulance moves along highway and over a bumpy road. A wounded man on litter is removed from an ambulance jeep and placed aboard an L-5B plane. Medics give the wounded man a pat as they strap litter to plane. L-5B taxis and takes off. Men stand behind an ambulance.
Casualties on litters are removed from an ambulance and taken into tents at field hospital identified by Red Cross flags. Casualties are placed aboard Stinson L-5B planes. L-5Bs flying low over the water pass over warship. Planes are flown by pilots of the 163rd Liaison Squadron.
Marines of 6th Marine Regiment 22nd Marines advance in Okinawa. Tanks move across plain. Tanks fire out over plain. M4A3 tank and Marines moves along road. Four M4A2 tanks move out from cover onto plain. M4A2 under cover of trees. Marine behind the turret of tank uses binoculars. (World War II period).
USS Seahorse SS (304) submarine off the coast of Tori Shima in Japan during World War II. Periscope view of coastline of island. Shows half ship in air, other half in water.
A film titled ' Invasion of Okinawa' shows Admiral Chester William Nimitz after his declaration to attack Okinawa in Japan. United states 10th Army launches an invasion on Kerama island in Ryukyu,Japan. Admiral Nimitz,General Buckner and Admiral Richmond Turner direct the operations. American soldiers take over the island after heavy bombardment. They invade Okinawa and land on the island behind naval bombardment.
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