U.S. 305th Infantry, 77th Division mops up on the outskirts of Yuza, Okinawa. Lieutenant talks with a soldier pointing out enemy positions on hill. He walks to M-4 tank, climbs aboard and talks to man in turret. Smoke arising from attacks on hillside. Tanks advance through field. Several M-4 tanks parked on plateau. One tank shoots flame-thrower into possible Japanese positions. (World War II period).
Location of Saipan on an animated map. Japanese planes attack B-29 base in Saipan, Pacific Theater. Many United States B-29 bomber aircraft destroyed. Fire and heavy black smoke rises up. Troops try to extinguish fire by throwing water through buckets and hose. Japanese planes attack second time. Jeeps pass on the airfield. Wrecked and burnt planes on base. (World War II period).
Operation Crossroads activity preparing for Test Able. Shows LCT- 1113, LSTs 133 and 545. Monitoring personnel are seen maneuvering in small boats at side of LST-133. LST-133 was the first tank landing ship to reach Omaha beach during the Normandy Invasion and also served in Okinawa. William I. Scheunemann was one of the many who served aboard LST-133 during World War II.
Operation Crossroads following atomic test "Able." LlST-545, USS Fillmore (APA-83), and the Navy hospital ship USS Bountiful (AH-9).
U.S. Army Air Forces begin operations on Saipan after its capture from the Japanese during World War 2. Japanese Zero fighter planes parked in a jumble on Saipan, after its capture by American forces in 1944. American soldiers are seen walking about and U.S. Army engineers are repairing the field for use. The first American P-47 to arrive, after Saipan is secured, lands on the airfield. Its pilot, Major Henry E. McAfee, Commander of the 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, poses by his P-47 named "Jeanie." At another area of Saipan, U.S. Marines administer medical aid, including blood plasma, to a wounded comrade. A P-61 of the 6th Night Fighter Squadron lands on the field. Aerial views of Saipan, showing destroyed structures and buildings.
6th Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps at Naha, Okinawa in Japan during World War II. A United States M4A3 Sherman tank moves along a road. A Marine walks beside the tank. Marines fire from behind a stone wall. M4A3 Sherman tank fires at the enemy. Damaged Okinawan houses in the village. The Marines advance on hilly terrain and fields. One of the Marines throws satchel charge outside a Japanese cave entrance. Smoke and explosion at the cave. 6th Marine Division Corps fire rifles.
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