Japanese prisoners in Okinawa, Japan, during Battle of Okinawa of World War II. Japanese prisoners of war (POW) are marched on a muddy field by U.S. troops. The prisoners walk past a tent. The prisoners are put in an enclosure with a wire fencing. 'PW Enclosure' written outside the enclosure. A U.S. soldier opens a can of C-ration and gives it to a Japanese prisoner The prisoner eats the C-ration given to him inside the enclosure.
'Naval operations off Okinawa '. Japanese ships underway in the sea, off the coast of Okinawa in Japan. A Japanese plane shot down by American carrier aircraft. It also strafes a Japanese ship. Japanese planes attack American ships and shot. Fire on United States Navy cruiser Bunker Hill fought by men. Seamen rescued as they climb onto a ship. A fighter's belly tank drops on a carrier while landing and causes fire. (World War II period).
United States ships off the shore of Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Low lying hills on the beach of Okinawa. Wrecked ships at the coast as men work on them. United States Naval fleet in the background. A white puff of smoke rises from the beach. Tracers being fired in the dark at night.
United States ships in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Flaks burst in the sky. United States Naval fleet off the shore of Okinawa. Men on the deck of a ship. A white puff of smoke rises from the coast.
American occupying forces allow Japanese children to resume classes in Okinawa, Japan after World War II. Children exercising in Koza Elementary School (4 Chome-16-1 Central, Okinawa, 904-0004, Japan). A teacher inspects students while exercising. A board reads 'Koza Primary School'. A Japanese headmaster reads from a paper. A group of American officers seated under tents watch students exercise. A Japanese teacher writes on a blackboard in English during a class. A student recites. A man plays the piano. Children singing. An American soldier teaches children to sing an English song.
The U.S. 10th Army advances during the Battle of Okinawa in Japan. U.S. Army soldiers gather at a rocky hillside in Okinawa. The soldiers with guns and ammunitions walk along the hillside. The troops attack caves. A Japanese boy watches the army procession. Smoke bombs are used to drive away women and children. Japanese families move to relocation camps. Army tanks carrying Marines move on rocky land to seize a village. U.S. Army soldiers inspect their guns and ammunitions. A Japanese suicide rocket bomb is described and disassembled. Two soldiers inspect a bomb launcher. A bomb is released from the launcher. Explosions and gun fire on the hillside. U.S. troops move ahead as the village is set on fire. Military tanks advance and fire. Explosions in the forest area. One of the Japanese survivors comes out of a cave. U.S. officers order for his clothes to be removed and first aid to be given. A soldier lies down and gets ready with his gun. A corpse on a rocky land. A soldier walks across the corpse. (World War II period).
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