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."
U.S. Marines destroy enemy fortifications in Okinawa. Fire directed on hills on the far side of mud flats. Dead horse in the mud. Mud flats as water begin to come in and cover them. Smoke from artillery fire directed on hills in the background. Water rises around an abandoned vehicle. M4A2 tank half submerged in water. (World War II period).
U.S. Marines, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Regiment, 6th Division raise flag on Northern tip of Okinawa. Marine officer in fatigues makes a speech in microphone held by another Marine during flag raising ceremony. Other Marines stand around in the background. Officer has pistol with shoulder holster on. Honor Guard in fatigues and helmets come to present arms with weapons as flag is about to be raised. Bugle in the foreground sounding Colors. Marines salute flag as the flag flies on pole. Marines look up at the flag flying on pole.
U.S. military vehicles cross a muddy road in Okinawa. Jeep moves along a road through very deep mud. Truck moves past through mud. Truck convoy passes through mud. A U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) International Harvester M-2-4 one ton weapons carrier with canvas top stuck in mud. Small truck moves around stuck truck. Wheel of a truck moves through mud.
U.S. 5th Marine Regiment Able Company fights the enemy atop a ridge in South Okinawa during World War 2. Two Marines armed with rifles firing over top of ridge. They fire weapons from behind embankment. Marine fires bazooka over embankment. Marine with flamethrower moves up on caves on side of valley. Marines along-side of ridge fire at enemy. Marines move out over top of ridge. Marines move down hillside into valley.
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