Okinawa Fight For Oroku Peninsula

Shot List:

00:00:10;03

Shows Japanese gun emplacement cut into volcanic rock formation on Okinawa, A Marine compares artillery shell casing to gun barrel. CU images of a destroyed Japanese gun emplacement on Okinawa.

00:01:19;00

CU of Marine firing a 50 cal machine gun.

00:02:00;19

Marines of the 4th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division walking past a destroyed Japanese plane at the Naha Air Base on Okinawa June 4, 1945. Marine carrying supplies after heavy rains made roads impassible. Shows wounded Marine being carried on stretcher.

00:03:15;15

CU images of Marine with bullet wound, shirt is cut off with knife, sulfa powder poured on wound, bandage is applied.

00:03:37;12

Marines of Dog Company, 29th Regiment, 6th Marine Division on ridge on Okinawa on June 1, 1945. Marine throws hand grenade over top of ridge. Shows Marine bringing up communication wiring. Marines of Dog Company, 29th Marines "digging in" on ridge. Shows line of re-enforcements moving south. Shows Marine running after placing explosive charge. Marine places explosive charge and runs for cover. Marine fires rifle into cave after explosion.

00:07:05;00

Shows a panning view seen by the 4th and 29th Marines of the last open field on south end of Okinawa. Marine using flamethrower to burn-out Japanese cave. Marines remove papers from body of dead Japanese soldier.

00:07:47;00

Title card reads: "June 4, 1945. 29th Maine Regiment, Oroku Peninsula landing". Shows Marines boarding landing crafts. Marines land on Okinawa Oroku Peninsula in the rain.

00:08:33;04

Marines throws hand grenade into cesspool. Body of dead Japanese soldier pulled from cesspool.

00:09:10;17

Shows muddy conditions on Okinawa after heavy rains last days of May and early June 1945. Excellent shot of LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) moving through the mud. LVT pulling stuck vehicles out of mud on Okinawa.

00:10:23;05

Scenes from inside the city of Naha, Okinawa on June 3, 1945 as 22nd Regiment Marines clear the buildings in the city of Naha of Japanese. Marines moving very cautiously from building to building. Marine throws hand grenade into damages building, fiery explosion.