United States Marines of 5th Regiment, 1st Marine Division, invade Talasea, New Britain, Papua New Guinea in World War 2. A Marine digs on the ground with a knife and uncovers a Japanese Model 93 ("Tape-measure") mine. He picks it up and scrapes mud from around the cover of the detonator. Marines walk on dirt road carrying equipment. Marines firing M2 60mm light mortar. Long line of heavily laden Marines slogging along jungle path.
Marines of U.S. 5th Regiment, 1st Marine Division, advance toward Talasea, New Britain in World War 2. Marines load and fire 75mm Howitzer. A tank stuck on a dirt road. The Marines dig around the tank's tread. The Marines give first aid to a wounded man. Two Marines seated with bandaged faces and legs. Dead Japanese soldiers on the ground. A shrine in the jungle.
6th Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps at Naha, Okinawa in Japan during World War II. A United States M4A3 Sherman tank moves along a road. A Marine walks beside the tank. Marines fire from behind a stone wall. M4A3 Sherman tank fires at the enemy. Damaged Okinawan houses in the village. The Marines advance on hilly terrain and fields. One of the Marines throws satchel charge outside a Japanese cave entrance. Smoke and explosion at the cave. 6th Marine Division Corps fire rifles.
6th Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Fire and explosion at Japanese cave entrance. An M4A3 Sherman tank moves along a road. A Marine walks beside the tank. Marines fire rifles.
6th Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps in Naha, Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Marines enter the city and patrol on streets. A damaged bridge in the background. An M4A3 Sherman tank with Marines along the road. Tanks fire at Japanese trenches. The wounded Marines on stretchers being put on an ambulance jeep.
United States Marine Corps in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. Marines move past burning tanks in the jungle. A charred hand of a dead soldier stick out of burned tank. Marines with M4A3 Sherman tanks advance on a road. The tanks fire at Japanese enemy positions. Fire and explosion in the bushes. An officer smokes a cigarette. The Marines advance uphill on Mount Santa Rosa. Some Marines help their comrades climb up the hill.
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