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Objective Security R2 of 2

Reel Number: 220335-05

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1945

Country: Pacific Islands

Location: Okinawa RYUKU ISLANDS

TC Begins: 20:47:48

TC Ends: 20:56:58

Duration: 00:09:10

Objective Security R2 of 2 Artillery barrage fired, land battle, firing guns & explosions. Firing rockets from trucks, trenches. Machine-gun. Throwing grenade. Flame throwers, explosive in hole; troops advance. 20:49:24 Refuges, villagers, peasants put to work for US forces, carrying baskets of food, repairing houses, children also working, fixing roofs. Crushing tiles. By sea w/ fishing net. Sawmill. Sugar mill repaired. 20.50.57 Sign: ISCOM headquarters. Civil affairs staff meeting w/ Brigadier Gen. Crist. Okinawan civilians at work in field, children w/ shovels. Crops harvested. Flailing grain out of wheat or rice w/ machines. Women grinding grain, sifting rice in sieve, crushing grain, cooking. 20:52:35 Fleet Adm Nimitz visiting village. Japanese doctor examines patient. Distributing food to children. Group of children exercise in courtyard. US soldiers give food to children, hands out stretched. Kids bathing. 20:53:41 Battle, explosions on ground. Rifles firing, tank w/ flame thrower. Large fire. Planes in flight, view of island from plane w/ smoke on ground and planes bombing w/ nampalm. Flame thrower burning field. Tank thru field. Japanese come out of field, surrender. Group of Japanese wave white flags. 20:55:22 Japanese shot, falls dead tumbling down slope to camera. Newborn baby. Okinawan woman writing in Japanese characters. Threshing grain. Children playing. 22:55:56 Tuning globe. High angle shot troops marching, various shots marching, parades. US city street w/ pedestrian. Logo for Victory Bonds. Post-WWII; Occupation; Occupied Japan; Government; Governance; Civil Affairs Progarm;

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