Invasion of Okinawa. U.S. naval bombardment and shelling on island of Kerama Group. Landing crafts approach beach. LVT (Landing Vechicle, Tracked) move up on beaches of Okinawa. Infantry and armored units of 3rd Battalion, 305th Regimental Combat Team takes immediate control of beach. Japanese caves shelled by howitzers. Troops move inland and further. Japanese suicide boats along caves on shores destroyed by bombs. Japanese interpreter of U.S. 3rd Battalion asks a Korean prisoner in fields to go up hill and persuade Japanese for surrender. Korean prisoner goes towards hill with truce flag. Japanese come down hill. Surrendered Japanese Lieutenant sits with other men. American forces land on another island on Kerama Group where no civilian or military resistance is encountered. Flag rose at captured island. Troops plan invasion of another Kerama Group island aboard ship. Invasion of Tokashiki by U.S. troops. U.S. troops move inland. Troops march along trails on hill. Wrecked houses in town. Officer looks through binocular from observation post. American flag behind officer. Artillery fire shelling Tokashiki Island. (World War II period).
Policemen in flood stricken area of Rapid City. State policeman with dog searching for bodies in debris of flood stricken area. Crane operates. Two policemen talk. Repairs and cleanup taking place in the background.
Clean up operations after floods in Canyon Lake Park, Rapid City. National Guardsmen hook crane to car buried under debris. Three workers talk. Salvation Army Emergency Canteen truck serves refreshments and drinks to workers. Workers take refreshments from window of truck.
Events after floods in Rapid City. Flood victims wait on line outside Pennington Health Department building. Victims move forward. Sign reads 'Pennington County Health Department'. People come out of building holding their arms after receiving typhoid and tetanus immunization shots. Door sign reads 'For Immunizations - Please Enter Front Door'.
Events after floods in Rapid City. Cars parked outside City Auditorium building. Emblem of Salvation Army on the entrance of City Auditorium. Sign reads 'No Parking - Emergency Vehicles Only'. Salvation Army Emergency Relief Service set up emergency distribution center. National Guardsmen fill containers with drinking water. Buckets filled with water.Guardsmen fill buckets from U.S. Army water tank truck.
Clean up operations after floods in Rapid City. National Guardsmen pull car with a chain. A crane pulls out car buried under debris. National Guardsmen watch. Car is lifted out from debris. National Guardsmen drink and smoke. Wrecked car. Salvation Army Emergency Canteen truck parked in area. National Guardsmen eat sandwiches and drinks furnished by Salvation Army. Workers look at crane in operation.
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