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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

Japanese aircraft attack over USS Maryland off Okinawa during World War 2

U.S. Navy ships shell Okinawa and Japanese kamikaze suicide planes hit USS Maryland (BB-46) during World War 2. USS Maryland (BB-46) in silhouette. Destroyer in the far background. Tracers fired at Japanese aircraft overhead. Flak explodes around Japanese aircraft. Black smoke. Japanese plane head toward ship. A dramatic large explosion in the sea directly in front of the camera position. American ship in distance explodes in flame and smoke. Okinawa in the background. Other vessels around ship. Japanese aircraft burns spiraling down. Long trail of black smoke and then airplane crashes. Cruiser at anchor. Battleship fires in the background. Cruiser sends light signals.

Location: Okinawa Ryukyu Islands

Date: 1945, April 7

Duration: 1 min 38 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Clip: 65675024942

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