United States 7th Infantry Division soldiers advance on Okinawa Island. Artillery shells explode on hillside. White smoke arises from exploding shells. (World War II period).
United States 7th Infantry Division soldiers advance on Okinawa Island. Aircraft in flight over Okinawa. Major General Archibald V Arnold and Lieutenant General Simon B Buckner observe action from hilltop observation point. Smoke arises from explosions in field. (World War II period).
United States 22nd Marine Regiment advance towards Naha, Okinawa. One Marine advances through a field with wooded area on side. Smoke arises from some huts across village. Marines advance across the village from left to right. A large smoke stack is shelled. Explosions near stack. Second explosion hits it and smoke stack falls over. (World War II period).
A captured Japanese suicide boat. The boat is loaded with 300 lbs of picric acid. Marine of United States 6th Marine Division moves around the boat. Various equipment on the boat
United States Marines and tanks advance in Okinawa. 105 mm battery in M-7 tank. Smoke grenades shielding M4A2 tank. Machine gun is fired. (World War II period).
Flag raising ceremony at Southern Tip of Okinawa in Mobuni Town. United States Marine Corps General Roy Stanley Geiger and Marine Corps Major General Pedro del Valle talk. (Del Valle was the first Hispanic to reach the rank of Lieutenant General). Major General Del Valle talks with other Marines. Other Marines in the background. Sign shows where the last organized stand was made by the Japanese Army on Okinawa. Two Marines in the background. General Stilwell talks to an officer. General Stilwell climbs up hill. Mountains in the background. Raising flag at spot where Japanese made last stand on Okinawa. Marine General Stillwell and Marines saluting as flag is raised on top of flag pole. Marines salute. Sign in the foreground. Flag on the flag pole. General Stilwell addresses a group of Marines at flag raising ceremony. General Stilwell and Marine Generals talk. General Geiger talks with General Del Valle and another General at ceremony. General Stilwell and Marine General talk. Group assembled around flag pole.
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