Senaga Shima, Okinawa, 06/27/1945

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film # 13075. National Archives description: "1) CU Well-demolished cave entrances. 2) LS Pillbox type fortification on top of small hill (SV). 3) LS/MS Cave entrances. 4) MS Tank mired in mud off-shore. 5) MS Small cave entrance demolition charge explodes, phosphorous smoke rising. 6) CU Fortified tunnel entrance, marines standing around opening. 7) MS Small harbor & islands. 8) MS Fire burns out of cave mouth, marine squadron passing, FG. 9) CU Marine casualty, alongside wrecked tank, is placed on stretcher. 10) CU Japanese anti-tank mine. 11) CU Marine bomb disposal squad digs out Japanese air bomb, used for tank mine. 12) CU Wounded Japanese prisoner (SV). 13) CU Japanese prisoner is given hypo. 14) CU Marine at Observation Post looking through binoculars. 15) LS P-38 diving & bombarding bridge with phosphorous bombs. 16) LS TBM diving & dropping fire bombs on ridge (SV).QUALITY: GOOD" National Archives Identifier: 79515 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Avenger (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. Navy, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, World War, 1939-1945, Prisoners Of War -- United States, War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded

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