U.S. 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment fights the enemy in Shima, Okinawa. The Marines move on a field carrying ammunition and supplies. Smoke in distance. Blast from explosion. Bulldozer moves on the field. Marines carry casualty on a stretcher. The casualty is taken to aid station. Marines give first aid and plasma to casualty. Wound in leg, with bayonet used as splint. Plasma is administered to the patient and the bottle is held by a Marine. Patient is loaded aboard LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked). (World War II period).
U.S. 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment fights the enemy in Shima, Okinawa. 37mm gun crew on side of a hill fires. Shells burst on the hillside. 37mm gun crew sights the caves and fires at them. Smoking terrain in background. Shows caves which are fired upon. White smoke arises from explosions. Marines move up the hill. View across valley. (World War II period).
U.S. 1st Marine Division fights the enemy near Shuri Castle, Okinawa. Marines examine the wreckage of burial vaults and barracks near Shuri Castle. Marines walk around debris. Wrecked automobile in background. Marines examine it. Ford V8 insignia on the same. Marines walk through debris and clean Japanese rifle. U.S. Grumman TBF flies overhead and drops parachute supplies. (World War II period).
U.S. 1st Marine Division near Shuri Castle, Okinawa. Two Marines tie the American flag onto a rifle. A Marine carries the rifle towards the second Marine and gives it to him. The Marine climbs hill on Shuri Castle and raises the American flag.
U.S. 1st Battalion 1st Marine Regiment receives parachute supplies from TBM planes in Okinawa. Wrecked Japanese radio tower. TBM planes drop supplies by parachute. Parachutes descend over rocky terrain. Marines in full combat gear with weapons slung over shoulders go over the rocky terrain. Rubble in the area.
U.S. Marines transfer command post near Shuri in Okinawa. A Marine carrying a large reel of telephone wire tries to get through flooded and muddy road. Vehicles stuck in background. Other Marine follows with full transport pack on. They carry crates of supplies on stretchers. Marines carry packs and equipment, going over flooded and muddy road. Some of them going over road which still has flood stream running over it. Marines with supplies going around edge of embankment, flood water coming over embankment and falling down into revetment.
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