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6th Marines In Action On Okinawa, 07/10/1945
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Naval Photographic Center film #13085. National Archives description: "1) MS Damage to US truck caused by Japanese land mine. 2) MS-CU General Shepherd shakes hands with Japanese civilian, after having obtained a letter of appreciation from the Japanese natives of Okinawa. 3) MS Japanese spokesman reads letter to Gen. Shepherd-SV. 4) CU Japanese man's face as he reads the letter. 5) MS Gen. Shepherd's face, Marines BG. 6) MS Marine reads letter from native Okinawan, spokesman for Japanese BG. 7) MS Gen. Shepherd & other officers shake hands, plaque of 6th Div. BG. 8) MS Japanese prisoner leaves burning cane field & surrenders. 9) MS Marine throws phosphorus grenade into cane field. 10) MS Marines examine dead Japanese. 11) MS Marines fire guns into heavy brush. 12) MS Marines drag dead Japanese from heavy brush. 13) LS LVTs shelling steep cliff & rocky shore of Segana Shima, LVTs are in the water off shore, explosion on beach BG. QUALITY: GOOD, SOME SHAKY." National Archives Identifier: 79525 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 yo…
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United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island, Battle Of Okinawa, World War II, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners And Prisons, American, Shepherd, Lemuel C. (Lemuel Cornick), 1896-1990, United States. -- Marine Corps -- Division, 6th -- History
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