The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: WWII MARINE CORPS PHOTOS OKINAWA
Official U.S. Marine Corps photographs follow the 1945 Battle of Okinawa from the April landings and the seizure of Yontan Airfield through flamethrower assaults, command posts in island tombs, and the mass surrenders of the campaign's final weeks. Numbered and press-captioned, they preserve both the fighting itself and the wartime image the Marine Corps chose to release.
Naha City from 6th Marine Division Observation Point, Battle of Okinawa, 1945
Marines Firing Light Machine Gun in Combat, Battle of Okinawa, WWII
Bulldozer Hauling Ammunition Through Okinawa Mud, 1945
1st Division Marines Assault Japanese Barracks at Shuri, Battle of Okinawa, 1945 (Marine Corps Photo 17-4)
Devastation in Naha City After Bombardment, Marine Corps Photo 17-5, Battle of Okinawa
"1st Division Marine Works on Japs with Tommy-Gun" — Battle of Okinawa
U.S. Marine and Surrendering Japanese Personnel During the Battle of Okinawa, 1945 (Marine Corps Photo 17-7)
Marines Clearing Japanese Snipers Amid the Ruins of Naha City, Okinawa
6th Division Marines Enter Naha City Behind Tank, Battle of Okinawa, 1945 (Marine Corps Photo 17-9)
Marines Pinned Down by Enemy Fire on Cemetery Ridge, Battle of Okinawa, 1945
Marine Inspects Japanese Suicide Craft on Motobu Peninsula, Okinawa
U.S. Marines Use White Phosphorus Grenade to Clear Japanese Snipers from Ruined Building, Battle of Okinawa, 1945
Marines Provide Covering Fire on Ruined Church Suspected of Concealing Japanese Snipers, Battle of Okinawa, 1945
8th Regimental Combat Team Landing on Iheya Shima, Okinawa Campaign, 1945 (Marine Corps Photo 17-14)
Major General Lemuel Shepherd and Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. Observe Combat Action, Battle of Okinawa, 1945 (Marine Corps Photo 17-15)
Flamethrower and Riflemen Assault Team, Battle of Okinawa -- Official USMC Photo 17-16
Marine Corps Photo 17-17: Piper L-4 Cub Aircraft Used for Wounded Evacuation, Okinawa
1st Marine Division Advances on Destroyed Japanese Barracks, Battle of Okinawa, 1945
Grasshopper Observation Plane Over Wrecked Naha City, Okinawa -- Marine Corps Photo 17-19
Marines Pick Way Through Debris Around Shuri Castle, Battle of Okinawa, 1945
"Stowing Supplies Under Wing of Disabled Jap Plane" - US Marine Corps Photo 16-1, Okinawa, 1945
U.S. Marines Wading Ashore During the Invasion of Okinawa, April 1945
U.S. Marines Advance Through Rice Paddy Lowlands, Okinawa, 1945
Native Okinawans Escorted to Safety by a U.S. Marine, Battle of Okinawa, 1945
Marine Tank Crew Observes Flame-Thrower Assault on Japanese Position, Okinawa, 1945
U.S. Marine Military Policeman Lights Cigarette for Elderly Okinawan Civilian, Battle of Okinawa, 1945 (Official USMC Photo 16-5)
Okinawan Civilians Pounding Beans into Meal, Marine Corps Photo 16-7
Marine Corps Official Photograph: U.S. Marine Assists Elderly Okinawan Woman on Stretcher, Battle of Okinawa, 1945
"Flame Throwing Tank Destroys Jap Strong Point" -- Official U.S. Marine Corps Combat Photograph, Battle of Okinawa, 1945
6th Marine Division Flamethrower Team Attacks Japanese Cave Position, Okinawa, 1945
"These Japs Surrendered to 6th Division" — Marine Corps Photo 16-11, Battle of Okinawa, 1945
General Sherman Tanks Move Through Town of Furagan, Okinawa
6th Marine Division Tanks and Infantry Entering Naha City, Okinawa, 1945
Armored Amphibian and Marine Infantry Advance Across Yontan Airfield, Battle of Okinawa, 1945
Marine Corps M4 Sherman Tanks Advance Across Okinawa Battlefield After Reducing Enemy Position
Flame-Throwing Tank and Marines Attacking a Fortified Position, Battle of Okinawa, 1945
Marines Advance Inland from Amtracs Through Muddy Terrain, Battle of Okinawa, 1945
Easter Morning Landing on Okinawa, 1945 — Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo 16-18
"Surrendering Japs Wade Out to U.S. Picket Boat" -- Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, Okinawa Campaign, 1945
