B&W film, 1945. Activity of US troops on Okinawa in World War II

[Okinawa - Military Government]

[(NHK library; used in the Pacific war series) OKINAWA scenes, slate on screen at various points stating date; June, 17, 1945, Japanese soldiers surrender] - Has of soldeirs climbing up mountain, cut to mcu of american soldier w/ japanese surrendered one on mountain top, cut to more Has of Okinawa shore from mountain top, mcu of local mothers w/ children climbing up towards american post (so it seems). 03:28 - Boy (?) speaking into microphone. VS of locals as well as Japanese soldiers climbing up towards American post, cut to mcu of two american soldiers walking towards sitted locals on Okinawa site.

USS Saratoga faces a kamikaze attack during World War II

Underwater footage; Wreck of the U.S. Navy destroyer minesweeper, USS Emmons, on the seabed. Tropical fish moving about the wreck. The USS Emmons was completed in 1941 during World War II. It was hit by the Japanese in a kamikaze attack on April 6, 1945, and subsequently sunk by the Americans to prevent it from falling into enemy hands. A destroyer is a fast-moving warship designed to attack enemy vessels with torpedoes.

<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p>Monday</p>\n<p>Elkton, VA </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Stan Crider</p>\n<p>98 Year Old World War II Veteran</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p>A WORLD WAR TWO VET FROM ELKTON VIRGINIA IS NOT LETTING LIFE PASS HIM BY.</p>\n<p>HE IS STILL VERY ACTIVE AND ON SATURDAY HE PARTICIPATED IN A 4-K EVENT TO BENEFIT HIS TOWN'S SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION.</p>\n<p>AS COLBY JOHNSON EXPLAINS, AT 98, THIS VET PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY AND IS STILL GIVING BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY:</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>-- </p>\n<p>Stan Crider/98 Year Old World War II Veteran</p>\n<p>"I served in four major campaigns. I was a D-Day veteran from Normandy then they had a second invasion in Southern France and we did that invasion in August of 1944."</p>\n<p>STAN CRIDER WAS DRAFTED INTO THE NAVY IN 1943 AND SERVED ON THE U.S.S. ARKANSAS. AFTER HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER HE WENT ON TO SERVE IN THE IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA CAMPAIGNS IN 1945.</p>\n<p>Stan Crider/98 Year Old World War II Veteran</p>\n<p>"This is African I mean European campaign."</p>\n<p>AFTER THE WAR STAN SETTLED IN ELKTON AND WORKED AT MERC AND COMPANY FOR 41 YEARS WHERE HE MET HIS WIFE OF 73 YEARS. SHE PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR BUT STAN REMAINS INDEPENDENT AND IS STILL GOING STRONG.</p>\n<p>Stan Crider/98 Year Old World War II Veteran</p>\n<p>"I do my own cooking, grocery shopping, and cooking and I enjoy doing that. But it's difficult to live alone after you've been with your wife so many years but we have to keep moving, life goes on so that's what we need to do."</p>\n<p>STAN IS ALWAYS MOVING, HE STILL DRIVES AND STAYS ACTIVE WALKING AROUND 4 MILES EVERY DAY.</p>\n<p>Stan Crider/98 Year Old World War II Veteran</p>\n<p>"Walking is probably my favorite part of the day just to get out and see people. You meet so many people walking and most people are very nice, very pleasant to speak to and all. That's about the best part of my day that's what I look for."</p>\n<p>STAN AND HIS NIECE DONNA, WHO HE CALLED HIS ROCK, FINISHED THE 4-K TOGETHER ON SATURDAY.</p>\n<p>Stan Crider/98 Year Old World War II Veteran</p>\n<p>"I enjoyed it, it was a good walk, a little strenuous, got me in the legs a little bit for the next couple days but a few days of walking and that'll be gone."</p>\n<p>I ASKED STAN WHAT ADVICE HE WOULD GIVE TO OTHER SENIORS SEEKING A FULFILING LIFE IN RETIREMENT.</p>\n<p>Stan Crider/98 Year Old World War II Veteran</p>\n<p>"You gotta get up and keep moving and keep yourself active. Keep your mind active, I do crossword puzzles, I do things that keep my mind busy, I think that's very important."</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--TAG</b>--</p>\n<p>STAN RETIRED 36 YEARS AGO.</p>\n<p>HE SAYS HE ALWAYS LIKES TO STAY POSITIVE AND PRAISES THE LORD FOR GIVING HIM THE BODY THAT ALLOWS HIM TO KEEP GOING.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p>WORLD WAR II VET 98 YEARS OLD ELKTON VIRGINIA 4K WALK </p>\n<p></p>

A vintage newsreel depicts the hardships of the Battle of Okinawa, as U.S. Army, Marine, and Navy units fight the Japanese Imperial forces for control of the island, a key battle in the Pacific Theater.

Unused / unissued material. <br/> <br/>American newsreel story. <br/> <br/>Title reads: "Universal newsreel - Florida Hurricane!" <br/> <br/>Miami, United States of America (USA). <br/> <br/>Various shots of palm trees and sea being battered by wind. Various shots of streets - traffic lights are blown down, cars trying to move through windswept streets and people run to hide in shelters. Night shots fire in furniture factory, flames are fanned by hurricane. Various shots of streets next day, showing aftermath of storm: people pick through the wreckage of their homes, fallen palm trees litter the streets. <br/> <br/>Note: shot description in old records are different to item transferred - "OKINAWA 1945 US Jeep and motor vehicles axle deep in mud. US. soldiers single out Japs with hand grenades; and flame throwers. US soldiers round up civilians who have aided Japs. CU. General Simon Butler. CU. Gen. Stilwell". Old records may have had wrong canister number, this description may belong to another UN.

Evacuation of casualties from Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. A casualty carried on a stretcher from a field ambulance and placed into a Stinson L-5B Sentinel aircraft flown by the 163rd Liaison Squadron. Several casualties and L-5B aircraft appear in this historic film footage taken on 21 June 1945. . Location: Okinawa Ryukyu Islands. Date: June 21, 1945.

b&w newsreel - Japs last stand, Yanks raise Old Glory over Iwo Jima, famous image of Marines raising flag over Iwo Jima, Japs are routed in desperate battle for Okinawa, U.S. troops to camera, soldiers with back to camera throws hand grenade, explosion, U.S. troops to and by camera, soldiers use flamethrower, soldiers with rifles through city, w/s fire in distance, WWII

MARCH 1945: INVASION OF OKINAWA.

Underwater footage; Wreck of the U.S. Navy destroyer minesweeper, USS Emmons, on the seabed, looking at a gun turret, The USS Emmons was completed in 1941 during World War II,It was hit by the Japanese in a kamikaze attack on April 6, 1945, and subsequently sunk by the Americans to prevent it from falling into enemy hands, A destroyer is a fast-moving warship designed to attack enemy vessels with torpedoes.

Overseas activities of United States Coast Guard in World War 2. February 19, 1945, U.S. Marines invade Iwo Jima in Pacific Theater. Naval guns and aircraft bombard Iwo Jima. Mountain in the background. Aircraft in flight. Marines and Coast Guardsmen aboard landing craft. Marines landing on Iwo Jima under heavy Japanese fire. Destroyed landing ships litter water's edge. Marines hunkered down and treating wounded, under fire. LSTs and other ships at established beachhead. Vehicles drive onto beach. April 1, 1945, Marines attack Okinawa. Navy warships bombard Okinawa with heavy guns and continuous rocket fire. Beachhead is established against light resistance. Japanese kamikaze aircraft attack American invasion ships. Several ships are hit and sunk. Surviving sailors are helped aboard rescue boats. Antiaircraft fire from American ships fills sky with smoke and flak. A kamikaze aircraft crashes in the sea. Sky filled with American bombers. Aerial view of Atomic bomb explosion over Nagasaki Japan on August 9, 1945. Raising American Flag on Japan homeland. Location: Iwo Jima. Date: 1945.

KAMIKAZE AIRPLANES IN OKINAWA, 1945

Created in 1945, this rare color documentary THE 6TH MARINE DIVISION ON OKINAWA film shows the massive battle for the island of Okinawa, focusing on the activities of the American 6th Marine Division. The 6th was formed in September 1944. During the invasion of Okinawa it saw combat at Yae-Take and Sugar Loaf Hill and was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation. The 6th Division had also prepared for the invasion of Japan before the war ended. After the war it served in Tsingtao, China where the division was disbanded on April 1, 1946, being the only Marine division to be formed and disbanded overseas and never set foot in the United States. <p><p>The Division's initial objectives in the amphibious landing on Okinawa was the capture of Yontan Airfield while protecting the left (North) Flank.Despite a Japanese battalion in their zone the Division met only light resistance and by the 3rd day was approaching Iskhikawa, twelve days ahead of schedule. By 14 April, the division had swept all through the northern Ishikawa Isthmus – 55 miles from the original landings. The division's rapid advance continued until eventually they encountered prepared and dug-in defenders at Yae-Take, where the majority of the Udo Force was entrenched. The Udo Force, or Kunigami Detachment, under Colonel Takehiko Udo was built around the 2d Infantry Unit of the 44th Independent Mixed Brigade – reinforced by having absorbed both former sea-raiding suicide squadrons and remnants of the Battalion earlier destroyed by the 6th – was responsible for defense of the Motobu Peninsula and Ie Shima. The 6th Division's drive captured most of northern Okinawa and the Division won praise for its fast campaign – Brigadier General Oliver P. Smith wrote: "The campaign in the north should dispel the belief held by some that Marines are beach-bound and are not capable of rapid movement."<p><p>After heavy fighting in the south, the division was ordered to replace the Army 27th Infantry Division on the western flank. The 6th division advanced south to partake in the assault against the strong Japanese defense line, called the Shuri Line, that had been constructed across the southern coastline. The Shuri Line was located in hills that were honeycombed with caves and passages, and the Marines had to traverse the hills to cross the line. The division was ordered to capture the Sugar Loaf Hill Complex, 3 hills which formed the western anchor of the Shuri Line defense. The Marines that had assaulted the line were attacked by heavy Japanese mortar and artillery fire, which made it more difficult to secure the line. After a week of fighting, the hill had been taken.<p><p>A 6th Division Marine demolition crew watches explosive charges detonate and destroy a Japanese cave, May 1945<p>After Sugarloaf the Division advanced through Naha, conducted a shore-to-shore amphibious assault on, and subsequent 10-day battle to capture, the Oroku peninsula (defended by Admira Ota's forces), and partook in mop-up operations in the south. The battle on Okinawa ended on 21 June 1945. The Sixth division was credited with over 23,839 enemy soldiers killed or captured, and with helping to capture 2/3 of the island, but at the cost of heavy casualties, including 576 casualties on one day (May 16) alone,[ – a day described as the "bitterest" fighting of the Okinawa campaign where "the regiments had attacked with all the effort at their command and had been unsuccessful".<p><p>For its actions at Okinawa, the 6th Marine Division earned a Presidential Unit Citation. <p><p>We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."<p><p>This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

Historical film of Marine patrols in Okinawa during World War II.

American battleships shell Japanese aircraft off the coast of Okinawa. Spectacular battle footage.

[(NHK library; used in the Pacific war series) OKINAWA scenes, slate on screen at various points stating date; June, 17, 1945, Japanese soldiers surrender] - Has of soldeirs climbing up mountain, cut to mcu of american soldier w/ japanese surrendered one on mountain top, cut to more Has of Okinawa shore from mountain top, mcu of local mothers w/ children climbing up towards american post (so it seems). 03:28 - Boy (?) speaking into microphone. VS of locals as well as Japanese soldiers climbing up towards American post, cut to mcu of two american soldiers walking towards sitted locals on Okinawa site.

[Okinawa Bombardment]

Preparations for the military occupation of Japan begin in 1945

POST-WAR JAPAN

04/01/68 C0002547 - COLOR OKINAWA: BATTLE OF OKINAWA 23RD ANNIVERSARY: UNCUT "OKINAWA ANNIV "SHOWS: STATUE MEMORIAL: CU OF PLAQUE: SHIPS ON LINE FIRING: PLANES IN FORMATION: AERIAL SHOT OF COAST OF OKINAWA: PLANE DRIVE BOMBING: DIVE BOMBING SHOWING ISLAND AND SMOKE: EXPLOSION - SMOKE - FIRE - ON HILL: STRAFING RUNS WITH 5INCH AIR TO GROUND ROCKETS: FORERUNNERS OF TODAY'S MISSILES: DAWN DEPARTURE BY LANDINGCRAFT: LANDING CRAFT IN OCEAN: SHOT SCENE OF ROCK'LAGOON: MARINES ON ROCKY COAST: SQUAD OF MARINES FIRING: TANK FIRING: IMPACT IN HAMLET: MACINGE GUN FIRING: MARINES RUNNING FORWARD: TWO MARINES BEHIND UNDER- GROWTH - THROWING GRENADES AND USING FLAMETHROWER: ARTILLERY FIRING: FLAG BEING RAISED AT END OF CAMPAIGN: NEW MEMORIAL: BAND PASSING IN REVIEW: COMPANY PASSING IN REVIEW: MARINE GUIDE-ON WITH FLAG IN B G: (SHOT 1945 200FT) OKINAWA, BATTLE OF US - MARINES FLAGS - US W W 11 - PTO PARADES - MILITARY - US WARSHIPS - (SS) BOMBARDMENT ROCKETS - MILITARY - (BY TYPE) A TO G (PRIMITIVE) WARSHIPS - TRANSPORTS - LANDING CRAFT DOD - 103 - 68 / 200 FT / 16 POS / COLOR / R25120

Japan surrenders to the US, ending World War II in the Pacific

Underwater footage; Wreck of the U.S. Navy destroyer minesweeper, USS Emmons, on the seabed, Dark-colored tropical fish moving about the wreck, The USS Emmons was completed in 1941 during World War II, It was hit by the Japanese in a kamikaze attack on April 6, 1945, and subsequently sunk by the Americans to prevent it from falling into enemy hands, A destroyer is a fast-moving warship designed to attack enemy vessels with torpedoes.