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Mortar barrage on ridge explodes and smoke rises from explosions in Yasusu village, Okinawa.

U.S. 3rd Battalion 1st Marines advance through Yasusu village in Okinawa. Tank atop a hill. Tanks fire from top of hill. Marines with packs on moving up through ravine. Bombs explode in a field in background. Mortar barrage explodes on ridge. Smoke belching forth from strikes. Marines move up towards Kings Ridge and Sugar Loaf Hill. Marines behind embankment, communications post in foreground. Marines run along the road at the back of ridge. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, May 1
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052732
U.S. 3rd Battalion 1st Marines come back after taking cover behind small embankment near Yasusu village, Okinawa.

U.S. 3rd Battalion 1st Marines advance through Yasusu village in Okinawa. A Marine throws smoke grenade at Japanese position at embankment. White phosphorous grenade explosions. Marines come back after taking cover behind small embankment, marines running at high port. They move over crest of hill.

Date: 1945, May 3
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052733
White phosphorous explosions on hills during mop up of Yasusu village, Okinawa.

U.S. 3rd Battalion 1st Marines advances during mop up of Yasusu village in Okinawa. Shows white phosphorous explosions on hill. Tanks fire in the background. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, May 3
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052734
U.S. Flamethrower tanks fire at Japanese caves on side of cliffs used as fortifications in Naha.

U.S. 1st Battalion 1st Marines fight Japanese troops in Naha during their advance to Shuri. Marines fire bazooka. Marines dig on side of hill and move towards it. They move out through a small valley. Tanks move up and machine guns fired at caves used as fortifications by Japanese troops. Flamethrower tank fires at Japanese caves on side of the cliff causing explosions. Hillside burns after assault from flame throwing tanks. Large columns of white and black smoke arises from hills. Tracers from tank fired into Japanese cave positions. Flamethrower tank fires into enemy cave. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, May 30
Duration: 4 min 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052727
U.S. Marines of 22nd Marine Regiment advances on the double in fields through demolished buildings, Naha.

U.S. 22nd Marine Regiment pass through ASA ruins under fire, Naha. Marines advance across hilly terrain. Smoke rises from hills in the background. Marines run up to demolished building and stop. Other Marines keep coming up behind them all on the double. Large stone pillars in the foreground. Marines run from demolished building towards the foreground. Marines zig-zagging and on the double. Many of them in large scattered formation run across field through ruins of building. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, May 11
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052888
U.S. Marines of 'B' Company, 1st Regiment advance on the double and fire on enemy positions in Naha

Marines of 'B' Company, 1st Regiment advance toward and into Naha. Marines on ridge fire 30cal machine gun. Marines advance at double time through a section of the jungle. Marines lying in prone position firing over top of ridge. Marines carry wounded from over ridge in the background. 30Cal air cooled light machine gun set up on ridge firing. Ammunition belt fed into machine gun. Marines advance over brow of ridge. Marines carry casualty back to shelter position. Marines double timing across open area of jungle. M4A3 tank fires on enemy positions. Marine fired machine gun from turret. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, May 7
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052911