U.S. Marines attack Japanese soldiers hiding in caves, Okinawa. LVTA fires towards hill in the background. Rifle is held by Marine. Heavy underbrush on hill. Two explosions results on hill from shell bursts of LVTA. Two Marines behind brush, one of them fires towards hill. Dead Japanese as he rolls down side of hill after being shot. Marines examine dead Japanese. (World War II period).
U.S. 1st Marines advance in Okinawa. 1st Marine Regiment moves in, in support of 5th and 7th Marine Regiments. Marines going down metal debarking net on side of transport into landing craft. Large column of Marines march along hilly path and bridge towards background. Marines move up road, ocean in the background. View of hilly terrain. Marines ride bicycles along road.
Japanese caves blasted by U.S. 6th Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines in Okinawa. Cave entrance with underbrush all around. Smoke and flames outside the cave. Marine moves up over cave entrance, drops bomb inside and runs away. Demolition bomb explodes, debris flying all over. Japanese comes out of cave and falls down. Smoke comes out of the cave. (World War II period).
Parachute supplies dropped by U.S. TBF Avenger aircraft in Okinawa. Marine rifleman looks at TBF aircraft approaching. Two observers watch TBF dropping supplies. Parachutes of different colors are dropped from TBF. Parachutes land. TBF in flight overhead drops more parachute supplies.
Supplies to U.S. 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion in Okinawa. TBF Avenger aircraft making parachute runs over hilly terrain. Aircraft over palm trees. Parachute supplies descending from TBF. Marines spread out on field to receive supplies. Marine watches phosphorous smoke rising in the background. TBF drops parachute supplies.
U.S. 6th Battalion tanks advance in Okinawa. Tanks move across field. Explosions and smoke in the far background. Tanks scattered all over terrain and advance towards the background. Marines of 29th Marine Division dug in on front line in hilly terrain, smoke rises from hills in the background. Flamethrower in operation. Flamethrower shoots flames in Japanese cave.
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