United States tanks on a tank ground in Okinawa, Pacific Theater. Mountains in the background. Tank soldiers sit on the ground. Soldiers play cards in a group. Soldiers cook. (World War II period).
Location of Saipan on an animated map. Japanese planes attack B-29 base in Saipan, Pacific Theater. Many United States B-29 bomber aircraft destroyed. Fire and heavy black smoke rises up. Troops try to extinguish fire by throwing water through buckets and hose. Japanese planes attack second time. Jeeps pass on the airfield. Wrecked and burnt planes on base. (World War II period).
United States 10th Army in Okinawa, Pacific Theater. U.S. tanks advance on hilly terrain in Okinawa. A marine tank blown by a Japanese land mine. U.S. Marines try to rescue the crew on the tank. The ammunition in the tank catches fire. U.S. Marines fail to rescue the crew. Japanese installations destroyed. Fire and smoke rises due to explosions. (World War II period).
Natives work on various jobs in Okinawa, Pacific Theater. A woman works with a wheat grinder. Several other women stand around the trees. An old man with a barber. Several men and children sit in a group. Two women pound grain with hammers. Wheat is beaten inside a grinding pot by hammers. Two women work with a grain sifter.
Native children in Okinawa, Pacific Theater. The children are given dancing instructions in a field. A native woman instructs a boy in dancing. Boys are given instructions in judo. Okinawa policeman in background. Boys practice judo. Wounded children lying down. Several children sit on a bench. A small boy with an taped amputated hand sits on a bench.
Church services on a field in Okinawa, Pacific Theater. Line of priests saying mass at makeshift altars rigged on hoods of several jeeps. Large group of people. Men attend mass. Rows of crosses and United States flags. Crosses in a cemetery with U.S. flags flying beside them. Priests kneel in front of makeshift altars. A U.S. marine and a man stand next to jeep at mass. A marine walks by crosses in the cemetery. A priest says mass and gives communion.
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