U.S. 22nd Marine Regiment in Naha. Marines carrying equipment walk over the personnel bridge and cross Asakasa River. Marines pass on the main street in Naha.
U.S. 6th Marine Division enters the city of Naha, Okinawa. U.S. fighter planes dive down and drop bombs on Naha City. Plane strafing city. Large bomb explosions throw billows of smoke in air. Marines and tanks advance into city from hillside. (World War II period).
U.S. Marines carry equipment and supplies dropped by TBM, across a river in Naha. TBM planes drop parachute supplies over Okinawa. TBM planes drop parachute supply canisters. TBM in flight overhead. Marine rifleman fires at enemy position in the foreground. Wreckage of buildings around Naha. A wrecked church. Marine kneels near mouth of a hole in the ground, where Japanese area hiding. He drops grenade in hole and runs away. Grenade explodes. TBM planes in flight overhead drop parachute supply canisters. Marines gather up supplies on open stretch of ground. View of supply canister lying on ground which parachute failed to open. It is broken up. Marines carrying supply canisters off open ground. Marines carry supplies, wading across a stream. View of small waterfall, below fording place on stream. Heavy spring water comes down stream. Marine rifleman wade through deep mud, carrying besides equipment two white rabbits in arms. Another Marine pats rabbits in his arms. (World War II period).
Invasion of Aguni, a village in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Battleships at sea during invasion of Aguni in Ryukyu Islands in Japan on 9th June 1945. Artillery fired from the ships. Landing crafts carrying 8th Regiment Combat troops approach the island. The troops holding guns, advance on the island. The soldiers fire guns. The soldiers move under cover. The Japanese civilians come out of their hiding in underground shelters. A civilian and few others come out of their hiding place. The Japanese civilians being held. Women and children standing on the road. The native women prostrate before a soldier. The soldier offers them cigarettes to calm their fear. Soldiers with the women and children.
U.S. 1st Battalion 1st Marines fight Japanese troops in Naha during their advance to Shuri in Okinawa Island. Marines examine cave (Japanese fortification) blasted by demolition charge. Marines carry wounded man on stretcher. Marine stand on top of hill in foreground. Marines advance up a hill with casualties. U.S. tank overturns after hitting a land mine, it is on fire. Marines attempt to extinguish the fire. Marines dig around tank in an attempt to rescue men inside. Turret of tank burns. Marine with wounded arm, blown clear when tank hit Japanese mine. Marines talk to the man who was hit. Tank burns. Marines with mine detector in foreground. Ammunition in tank explodes. Tanks burns after explosion. Pellets of hot steel fly from tank which is burning. Smoldering tank. (World War II period).
U.S. 1st Battalion 1st Marines fight with Japanese troops in Naha during their advance to Shuri in Okinawa Island. Marines run across a field towards a ridge in the background. Tanks and Marines move through field. Tanks move up followed by Marines. Tanks fire into caves on hillside (Japanese fortifications). Stretcher bearers carry men across field under fire. Marines move up behind tanks. Demolition explosion in a cave on the side of the hill. Marines examine blast at the cave entrance. They examine the cave just blasted. Explosion from demolition blast in cave. (World War II period).
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