Opening scene shows tents housing more than 1500 Japanese prisoners of war at Kadena, Okinawa during World War 2. The area is surrounded by fencing and, as camera pans, it shows an American soldier overlooking the prison camp as he holds a Browning M1919A6 light machine gun. Another view of the prison compound with warning sign against admittance and another sign reading: "PW inclosure." As narrator refers to "mopping up operations" a jeep carrying more Japanese POWs drives past the signs. Ambulatory Japanese POWs entering the prison compound past armed military policeman. View from inside the compound as Japanese POWs enter. A POW being frisked by a U.S. soldier. Closeups of some Japanese prisoners standing behind barbed wire enclosure. American soldier makes notes as he interviews a prisoner. POWs receiving haircuts under a tent in the stockade. Others washing and shaving at an outdoor trough of water. Some seen playing a board game at a tent. POWs in a wrestling contest, surrounded by others watching. Prisoners offloading supplies from a truck and stacking them in their compound. POWs cooking food in large kettles and distributing it to other prisoners. Various views of prisoners in the compound. U.S. medics attending to a wounded POW, administering blood plasma. Numerous Japanese prisoners loosely assembled outdoors. Next, on June 22, 1945, U.S. troops are assembled for a flag raising ceremony. The U.S. flag is raised on a tall flagpole to mark the securing of Okinawa. An unidentified U.S. Army Lieutenant General leads the ceremony, saluting as the colors are raised. (Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., Commander, 10th Army that took Okinawa, was killed only 4 days earlier, on June 18, 1945.)
U.S. 306th Infantry of the 77th Division attacks enemy in Okinawa. Crew fires 30cal water cooled machine gun from hilltop. Crew eats atop tank. Soldiers fire 30 cal machine guns. Tank's gun is fired. Damaged trees on hill. (World War II period).
The U.S. 306th Infantry of the 77th Division attacks enemy in Okinawa. Smoke rises from explosions on Conical Hill in the background. A jeep pulls away. Medic administers plasma to wounded soldier on litter aboard jeep. (World War II period).
The U.S. 306th Infantry of the 77th Division attacks Japanese enemy positions in Okinawa during World War II. M8 75mm Howitzer HMC (Howitzer Motor Carriage) stationary in mud. Two soldiers in turret of tank fire its 75mm Howitzer. Close-up views of sighting devices in the tank and loading of howitzer. Tank as it recoils after firing.
The U.S. 306th Infantry of the 77th Division attacks enemy in Okinawa. Combat in south of Yonabaru. Gun crew fires 75mm pack howitzer on the assault of Mabel Hill. Crewmen at gun sight. Crew takes shells out of cases. (World War II period).
Radiomen operate radio set. Route 52 MI from Shuri, Okinawa. Two radiomen operate SCR-296-F set which is mounted on weapons carrier. Radiomen take down message. Radio team puts away antenna and drives off.
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