U.S. 4th Marines advance through hilly terrain in Okinawa. Two Marines advance on cave on side of hill. Marine throws phosphorous grenade. It explodes. Marines in full combat gear move along through hilly red terrain. Demolition man moves along on hillside. Native shack burns on hillside. Long line of Marines advances through hilly terrain.
U.S. amphibious landings in Okinawa. Landing vehicles come down ramp of LST (landing Ship, Tank) in shallow water. View of LST 794, other ships in the far background. Line of LVT A4's moves along in water. 50 Caliber machine gun aboard LVT A4 in the foreground. LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) and LVTA-4's (Landing Vehicle Tracked, Armored) headed for shore. Large ship in the far background fires guns. Landing craft in the foreground. Marines wear camouflaged helmets in landing craft as it is moving towards shore. (World War II period).
U.S. Naval and Marine officers aboard ship following L-Day landings of Okinawa. General Shepherd, Naval officer Commodore Herbert Bain Knowles and other Marine officer William Tardy Clement (Assistant Commanding Officer of 6th Marine Division, and in 1945 commanded Third Fleet landing force in Japan) look over bridge of ship. They turn around and pose. General Shepherd speaks.
U.S. Marine Corps Reconnaissance company advancing ahead of front lines on Okinawa, during World War II. Two long columns of Marines on both sides of road go through rice paddies with weapons at sling arms. They come to halt and sit down on side of road. Marine transmits over Navy TCS radio in MZ radio jeep. Marines rest alongside of road. River in the background. Lines of jeeps and DUKWs (six wheel drive amphibious truck) move along road. Large fleet offshore in the background. Marines ride on motor carriages 105mm as they move along road, hills in the background.
U.S. 1st Battalion 4th Marines destroy Japanese caves in Okinawa. Smoke comes out of a cave on hillside. Large explosion occurs. Debris flies all over. Marine throws grenade in cave. Japanese soldier comes out of cave and falls down. Cave is on fire. Japanese come out of a cave in the background. Marine talks to him. (World War II period).
U.S. Naval ships fire on enemy in Okinawa. Three dual 6'' gun batteries of USS Vincennes (CL-64) fired. Midship house in the background. A few 5 inch guns in the background. Empty shell drops out from rear of turret into net as guns fired. Several view of guns firing. Shoreline with hills fired upon by USS Vincennes. Smoke rises from hills. (World War II period).
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