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U.S. 3rd Battalion 22nd Marines carry civilian women on stretchers, Okinawa.

U.S. 3rd Battalion 22nd Marines on Okinawa island during World War 2. Two Marines carry elderly woman out of hut and lay her down. They gently lift the aged woman onto door which is used as a stretcher. Woman is carried away. Marines set down stretcher holding two women, one suffering from malnutrition. View of legs of other young woman, whose right leg is bent and cut off at ankle by the Japanese when she refused to fall back with the retreating Japanese soldiers. Cameraman slate at end of clip states "Okinawa: Civilians taken from hiding places - When the Japs told them the oncoming Marines would kill them."

Date: 1945, June
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052816
Southwest coast beachhead established by U.S. 19th Army and Marine units, 24th Army Corps advance in Okinawa in World War II.

U.S. troops advance on Okinawa. Beachhead established by 10th Army. U.S. landing crafts on South West coast of Okinawa. Warships at the coast. Small landing crafts and DUKW (Six wheel drive amphibious trucks) move in water carrying supplies. Troops and trucks move along road on island. Marine units move toward north, while 24th Army Corps move toward south for Naha. Aerial view of seized airfield on Okinawa. Countryside shows farms and open lands. Army advances towards Japanese emplacements on hillside. Troops attack Japanese caves on hillside. U.S. marines clear caves with grenades. A U.S. soldier drags a dead Japanese soldier out of a cave. Other Japanese soldiers are shown surrendering and being led away from caves with hands raised. Native civilians are evacuated. They cooperate with troops. Women and children walk along pathway. A civilian woman and young boy child smile.

Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052930
T-21 75mm and 57mm recoilless rifles are fired at Japanese caves in Okinawa.

T-21, 75mm and 57mm recoilless rifles are test fired in Okinawa. Gun crew firing rifle on Japanese caves in Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. Crew places shells in rifle. Explosions from shells fired on hills. Trooper fires 57mm rifle from behind embankment. (World War II period).

Date: 1945
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052940
Japanese snipers routed from the hills with pack charges in Okinawa, Pacific Theater.

Okinawa Operations in Pacific Theater. United States Marine units and 24th Army Corps advance on the island. A horse carrying loads. A tank advances on the road. Troops on hilly areas. Snipers are routed from the hills with pack charges and small arms fired. Smoke and explosions. Dead bodies of Japanese soldiers. Corpses are inspected. A wounded Japanese soldier crawls from his nest. U.S. Marines and Japanese troops fight in a wooded area. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, April 1
Duration: 2 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053464
Airstrip captured; suicide plane and boats inspected in Okinawa, Pacific Theater.

Okinawa Operations in Pacific Theater. United States Marine units and 24th Army Corps advance on the island on the hilly areas. U.S. Marines and Japanese troops fight in a wooded area. Fire and smoke. Dead soldiers in view. Troops advance on field. Soldiers carry wounded on stretchers. An airstrip is captured and graded. Dummy tanks inspected. Troops find a 'Baka' kamikaze suicide aircraft (Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, rocket powered, human-guided attack aircraft). Obsolete planes on airstrip. Airstrip is repaired. Aerial view of airstrip. Tanks advance on roads. Suicide boats are inspected. They are packed with explosives and intended for launching down hill into a stream. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, April 1
Duration: 4 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053465
Transport through tanks, trucks and jeeps slowed down in Okinawa, Pacific Theater.

Okinawa Operations in Pacific Theater. United States Marine units and 24th Army Corps advance the island. Roads muddy due to water. Trucks, jeeps and tanks move along the water flooded roads with difficulty. Advancing troops and supplies slowed down. Tank and infantry units in fields. Phosphorous and small arms fired on camouflaged Japanese positions. Heavy smoke rises up. Fire and smoke. Tanks and soldiers advance. Army corps relieved by Marines in South Naha. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, April 1
Duration: 4 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053469