WWII - 1945, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands: Civilian Burial In Ishikawa, 24Jun45; Flag Raising, 28Jun45

WWII - 1945, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands: Civilian Burial In Ishikawa, 24Jun45; Flag Raising, 28Jun45 Japanese civilians walk across makeshift cemetery; LS gather around grave site. Closer shot funeral in progress. LSs out of focus. MCUs body in small crate, people have trouble getting it into grave; grave filled in, man blesses ground. Shots of empty cemetery, graves covered w/ roof tiles & scrap materials. 12:00:20 LS flag raising ceremony on hill to mark end of Battle of Okinawa on 21Jun45; closer shots US military gathered. CU Sign explaining relevance of hill as site of 32nd Japanese Army’s last stand against troops of US 7th Infantry Division. Generals Stilwell, CG Tenth Army; Gen John Hodge, CG XXIV Army Corps; Lt Gen Roy Gieger, CG, US Marine Forces on island & Maj Gen Archibald Arnold, CG, 7th Div. / officers greet one another. LS American flag raised on hilltop. WWII; Pacific War; Victory; Burial;