WWII - 1945, Okinawa: Shuri Line. 13-14May45

WWII - 1945, Okinawa: Shuri Line. 13-14May45 Slate: 14May45 View across large valley w/ tanks firing & advancing; explosions against hillside. Toops behind stone ridge w/ binoculars observing. 13:57:11 Slate: 14May45 Tank flame throwers on opposite hillside against rocky outcrop. 13:58:22 Slate: 13May45 Tanks firing, explosions on hillside. Burning or smoke screen set. 14:01:44 CU firing machine gun; dead burned Japanese body in weeds; flies crawling. Bodies; Japanese flag; Decomposing body w/ maggots or flies around face. 14:02:56 White smoke drifting across; soldier moving up. Tanks parked in bottom. White phosphorus smoke drifting. GIs along ridge. LS tank firing from hillside. 14:04:08 Heavy smoke & explosions. GIs manning artillery set on ridge. Firing, barrel recoiling. White smoke rising. 14:05:23 14May45 Small artillery fired by two man crew. WW2 Pacific Fighting; Battles; Horrors of War;