U.S. 'K' Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment and tanks move up a hill in Okinawa during World War 2. A Flamethrower tank in operation against Japanese enemy on caves on side of hill. The Flamethrower tank shoots flames into Japanese caves on side of hill.
U.S. Marines of 1st and 2nd Battalions,29th Regiment, 6th Division, evacuate wounded in hill areas of Okinawa. Marines in hilly, wooded terrain carry casualty on a blanket. Marines pass with casualty through a wooded terrain. They treat the wounded Marine lying on ground. Marine make casualty tag for wounded marine lying on the ground. (World War II period).
U.S. 6th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Regiment advances in Okinawa. Marines advance on the double. Shells burst around. Flamethrower tank operate on a Japanese pillbox and shoot flames towards it. (World War II period).
Flamethrower tank burns bushes in Okinawa. Muzzle of tank flamethrower shooting flames on grass. U.S. Marines riding on M4A2 tank advance toward grass. View of Japanese soldier on fire. He crawls and runs through heavy grass trying to put fire out with hands over his head. Marines with Thompson Sub-Machine gun walks forward to search him. Japanese soldier lay on ground. Several Marines kneeling over him bandage cuts. Flamethrower tank moves in toward grass. (World War II period).
Marines of 6th Marine Regiment 22nd Marines advance in Okinawa. M4A2 tanks move along road. 6th Battalion tanks dig in at edge of large open area.
U.S. 3rd Battalion 22nd Marines on Okinawa island during World War 2. Two Marines carry elderly woman out of hut and lay her down. They gently lift the aged woman onto door which is used as a stretcher. Woman is carried away. Marines set down stretcher holding two women, one suffering from malnutrition. View of legs of other young woman, whose right leg is bent and cut off at ankle by the Japanese when she refused to fall back with the retreating Japanese soldiers. Cameraman slate at end of clip states "Okinawa: Civilians taken from hiding places - When the Japs told them the oncoming Marines would kill them."
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