U.S. 1st Marine Regiment moves ahead with captured Japanese aerial bombs to destroy Japanese caves near Deragawa. Truck loaded with Marines move along road. Truck backs up and Marines get down the truck. A lieutenant directs enlisted men. An officer leads enlisted men to the area where work is to be done. Truck backs up. A man opens a box containing Japanese aerial bombs. Marines use an axe to open box. Bombs are loaded onto truck. Truck loaded with bombs and Marines moves out. Truck moves along the road. (World War II period).
Japanese prisoners captured by U.S. 6th Marine Regiment 22nd Marines in Okinawa. Japanese prisoners behind barbed wire. Women and children inside enclosure. Other Japanese prisoners. (World War II period).
Captured Japanese weapons examined by a Marine of U.S. 6th Marine Division in Naha, Okinawa. Marines examine Japanese machine gun and automatic rifle. A small Japanese mortar is also examined.
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. 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. 29th Marines advance toward and into Naha in Okinawa. Marines embark into LVT (Landing Vehicle, Tracked) on beach. Marines climbing out over bows of LVT-3s moored up against breakwater. Marines move further inland. Grenade is thrown into Japanese emplacement. Wounded Japanese soldiers are dragged out of emplacement. Dead Japanese soldier is taken out of emplacement. (World War II period).
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