Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands: Radio Station WXLH Opened; DDT Spraying (17-20May45)

Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands: Radio Station WXLH Opened - DDT Spraying 20May45 Sign in oriental-style lettering ‘Radio Okinawa’. Three US soldiers into large tent, WXLH above door. Same shot from different angle. GIs wearing helmets arrive, greeted at tent door by officer. Three-star & two-star Generals talk outside before entering. INT radio broadcast under way. EXT GIs in small groups listening to radios. 11:12:19 17May45 Aerials from plane flying low over Okinawa countryside; plume of DDT visible being sprayed from plane. Aerial views from open doorway of plane showing town, villages & river below. WWII. Communications; Pacific War. Insecticide / Pesticide. Disease Control. Malaria. Medical;