An aircraft flies over Okinawa, Japan as fire and smoke rises upwards. A hill on the island. Explosion occurs and smoke rises. United States sailors look at it through binoculars. (World War II period).
Gun camera footage from U.S. fighter plane over Okinawa in World War 2. View from aircraft diving down over the beach and then inland over the island. Plane flies toward the water and pulls up to avoid mountains. Next it is seen attacking the Japanese Flying Boat Mavis, in the water. After pulling up, It makes stafing attacks on wooden sampan boats. The next strikes are against vehicles on inland roads. Last clip shows strafing of a Japanese single engine aircraft crash landing on the beach.
The operations of the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. The activities of the U.S. 1st and 6th Marine Divisions on the island. Mountains in the foreground. Battleships underway at sea. Soldiers fire guns from the ships. Smoke from bombardment. The 24th Army Corps and the Marine units effect a landing. Tanks being floated ashore on pontoons. Marines and tanks move inland. They advance on the field. Rifle grenades being used to capture a Japanese command post.
Activities of the U.S. 1st and the 6th Marine Divisions on the island of Okinawa, Japan during World War II. U.S. Marines fire an artillery. The artillery bombards Shuri. Vehicles, artillery and munitions submerged in water due to heavy rains. Food and ammunition being passed up a hill via a human chain. Supplies dropped from 'Corsairs' are collected.
Activities of the U.S. 1st and the 6th Marine Divisions on the island of Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Bazookas being used against Japanese strong points to open a road west of Shuri. Demolished Shuri Castle being inspected and corpses examined. Soldiers fire artillery from a hide out.
Activities of the U.S. 1st and the 6th Marine Divisions on the island of Okinawa, Japan during World War II. A marine waves a green flag and gives signal to a plane to take off. The plane takes off. The plane carries wounded to the medical aid station. Marines take out the wounded from the plane and take them to the field hospital on stretchers. Airplane in flight.
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