THE NAVAL GUN AT OKINAWA WWII DOCUMENTARY FILM 83182

[@johnshields6852]

I'm very grateful to all who served and fought in WW2, thank you.🙏🇺🇸

[@Saluter24]

My late Dad was on the USS Jeffers (DD-621/DMS-27 - 7 Battle Stars) as a Ship's Cook, 1943-1946. At Okinawa, they fought off the kamikazes and survived a Baca Bomb attack! (and before that, Atlantic Ocean convoy duties, towing damaged ships, attacking shore batteries in Sicily, and German aircraft, Southern France (1), D-Day...., Southern France (2), convoy duty, refit as a minesweeper, Panama Canal, Hawaii, San Diego, Okinawa, and Tokyo Bay Surrender - to name a few things they did; and after the war, Minesweeping the Yellow Sea, etc., etc.) He talked briefly about what happened in the war but didn't go into too much detail. As a retired MSgt, USAF/ANG, I have always been a history buff and very proud of my Dad and the part he played in our freedom - most of what I know, I researched - and still am. NavSource has pics I gave them from Oran, Algiers that Dad had stashed away - but his memory lives on in me (I look like him) and my FB page for his ship and crew I created has been a blessing for many - what a blessing to be the son of a sailor who saw it all and lived to tell about it! Thanks!

[@rickmcdonald1557]

What a great lesson on the conquest of Okinawa using Naval Support with shore bombardment. These old films are so valuable for History Buffs to learn from. I for one appreciate them very much and thanks to Periscope Films for putting them out there for all to enjoy~!!

[@drdonwhill]

My late father was a Naval LT., and he piloted LST amongst other landing craft at Iwo and Okinawa. My brother recently found his service papers post-dischage. It was said Dad was a good officer, but he tended to get anxious and utilize "blue and rather foul language" when he was under fire. He often spoke about enemy combatants in rather unflattering and uncharitable terms, hurling inflammatory invectives and stereotypical insults, especially whenver his landing craft was being shelled from clandestine enemy artillery from the shoreline. Wait-my Dad reportedly cursed and was anxious when arty shells were raining down upon him from on high, attempting to blow him and his men to smithereens?! Damn-Im so ashamed...

[@craigwall9536]

My dad was on Okinawa too. He almost never talked about it- but when he did it was always the same thing: the Japanese used children loaded with grenades to sucker G.I.s into approaching them and then they blew the kids up by yanking a wire attached to the grenades. It haunted him until he died.

[@larryb982]

Wow that's very sad. Can't imagine how he felt seeing that in person. Thanks for his service may he be in Peace.

[@bbryant2485]

lol, God Bless your dad.

[@carlosojeda1956]

My mother's older brother's both landed on Okinawa but the older of the two did not get to come home 😐. He lost his life trying to disarm a mine. I was just in awe of the things that generation had to absorb. I was fortunate to serve in a peaceful time in the Navy.

[@leonmichaels2773]

My first time on Okinawa was in 1974. The Japanese was building a large, modern highway from Naha, Northward along the West coastal road. They often uncovered unexploded Naval shells during the construction and once even had what was estimated to be a 16 inch shell detonate when struck by a track hoe when removing material from the coral hillside during the widening project.

[@Rachel-lm9ni]

My Grandfather was on the British battleship HMS Howe off Okinawa as part of Pacific Fleet 57. Also, I heard a story of my dad's friend Ernie, who served on a British aircraft carrier over there too. Whilst off shift and having a coffee in the lower decks one day, Ernie and his mate heard a small thump. Being the good sailors they were, thought best to pop up in the lift to see whats going on. The lift doors opened and they found the deck on fire thanks to a kamikaze hit. They did what they needed to do,helped to put the fire out and went straight back to their coffee!!

[@pyronite59]

Rachel Gorringe - Hats off to American Allies 🇬🇧

[@maxamumdawg5494]

Coffee or Tea ?

[@bloqk16]

@Rachel Gorringe . . . Something I recently read about with regards to WW II British aircraft carriers: they were constructed with armored flight decks as opposed to the US models that used wood for its flight decks. The extra weight of the armor deck meant fewer planes on-board the British carriers, but, as what Ernie experienced, a kamikaze hit was not catastrophic as it could have been on a US carrier. Interesting to read from your comment that a Royal Navy ship was serving coffee instead of tea.

[@harrycurrie9664]

Off shift, having coffee, during an attack ?

[@tonytrotta9322]

My dad who passed in 2017 at 92 was on the Heavy Cruiser USS Louisville CA 28 from 1943-46: USS LOUISVILLE CA- 28 Heavy Cruiser 1944-45 - Here is a list of the Island bombadment along with the older cruisers and older battleships: 1 - Extensive shelling Island of Wotje in Marshalls. 2 - Bombardment Roi & Namur Islands. 3 - Led gunfire support Eniwetok Island. 4 - Bombarded Palaus Island. 5 - Bombarded Truk & Sawatan. 6 - 11 days of continued fire support Siapan. 7 - Bombarded Tinian & Guam. 8 - Enter Leyte Gulf - support major allied invasion force & shelled shore installations for 7 straight days. 9 - Battle of Surigao Strait - Flagship for Rear Admiral Jesse Oldendorf. 10 - Support landings at Lingayen Gulf. Hit by (2) kamikaze & killed Rear Admiral Theodore Chandler & many sailors. January 5 & 6, 1945. 11 - Fire support for Okinawa. Hit by another Kamikaze. June 5, 1945. 12 - Delivered Bull Halsey’s officers & staff - (150) to USS Missouri. 13 - Continued fire support duties. 14 - War ends. 15 - Escorted surrendered Japanese ships from Tsingato, China to Jinsen, Korea. God bless our service men and sevice women - past and present.

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

Your Dad was a true Hero in my book. The Greatest Generation (WW-2 Vets) will be known as the Greatest Warriors, for the next 200 years. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant and greetings from Charleston, WEST Virginia.

[@tonytrotta9322]

@@usmc-veteran73-77 Thank you very much and Thank you for your service! There were 55 U.S. Marines aboard USS Louisville and my dad used to say how neat their uniforms were. They operated a few 5 inch 25 caliber single mount guns. My dad was born and raised in Fairmont, West Virginia - home of the Pepperoni rolls. Beautiful country too! Take care!

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

@@tonytrotta9322 Oh... The Pepperoni Rolls. You can make it a meal. The Coal Miners ate the pepperoni rolls in mines as their meal. Love them. Stay safe.

[@tonytrotta9322]

@@usmc-veteran73-77 Yes, I love those too! My dad went to High School with the son who's father invented them. Stay safe and healthy too!

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

@@tonytrotta9322 wow thats cool. We eat them at least twice a month.... love them.

[@davidsnyder1174]

My father fought on Okinawa with the 11th Airborne paratroopers. Got Purple Heart along with 2 Bronze Stars with Oak LeafCluster, Silver Star, and many other medals. He never spoke at all about his experiences except he said that Okinawa was the worst. After cleaning up Okinawa they were preparing to jump onto Tokyo expecting 90% casualties but Harry dropped the bomb before they invaded Japan.

[@MarkSmith-js2pu]

David Snyder your father was a hero, and he did all that probably around 20 years old. You have every right to be proud. I hope he led a long happy post war life.✌️

[@davidsnyder1174]

Mark Smith thank you

[@jeanetteroth1665]

Mark Smith 8. K

[@jessicajones641]

My grandfather was there. Sadly he didn’t speak about it much. I never pushed, but I do wish he would had told me more about his experience. Watching this video makes that much more understandable why he didn’t want to relive it.

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

Yes so true. I had an Uncle who fight in the Battle of the Bulge. He shared some information with my Dad, who was a Korean War veteran. They were the Greatest Generation which made them the Greatest Warriors. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant and greetings from Charleston, WEST Virginia

[@ChaplainBobWalkerBTh]

would you want to relive a nightmare of friends being killed? one would rather forget

[@eggersdorm1871]

I owe these guys. My dad arrived 4 days later. Blind in one eye but joined anyway.

[@louisaloi9178]

Wow😵I'm blind in one eye is with difficulties,your Dad's a war hero🇺🇸

[@paultiffanyrutherford5898]

Dear David,your father is a heroic man and I salute you for sharing a bit of his awesome sacrifice sir.

[@neilouellette3004]

My father who past away at 95 yrs old in 2019 fought at Okinawa. He was a Navy man stationed on the U.S.S. Freestone, a Class-Attack Transport. The hardest part of this battle for him was stacking black body bags during the battle on his ship and then transporting the bags back to Pearl Harbor. There was no room on his transport loaded w/body bags. More than half of the crew had nowhere to rest except w/the body bags on it's return trip back to Pearl. Only time he cried talking about his WWII experiences was telling this story. Died at 95 yrs old in 2019. GodSpeed Dad!!

[@TucsonBillD]

“...minimum loss of life” US casualty rate on Okinawa was 85%. It was the bloodiest battle of the Pacifc War, for both sides.

[@ursiny33]

TARAWA WQS THE BLOODEST

[@craigschirato]

My dad was a landing craft coxswain from the USS Allendale, APA127.

[@ursiny33]

Wrong bloody. TARAWA WAS

[@TucsonBillD]

@@ursiny33 While most of the casualties on Tarawa occurred in the first 76 hours, it’s final casualty rate was only around 20%. The battle for Okinawa lasted much longer, and the 85% rate was the highest casualty rate incurred during the Pacific war.

[@dotell3359]

My dad landed on Okinawa 04/01/ 1945 He got hit in the legs .. He was there for two and a half mouths.. He never talked about the war... I all ways wonder why he drank so much. I found out when I got back from Vietnam... 1968/1969

[@PeriscopeFilm]

+david graszak Thank you for your service to our great nation, and you and your father's sacrifice.

[@MikeSmith-ve2qu]

Welcome home thank you for your service my grandfather said those 16 inch shells sounded like a freight train going threw the air.

[@duramax78]

david graszak sounds like my buddies dad he was in the Korean War, drunk all the time, poor guys, true hero’s. Thank u and your dad.

[@blusnuby2]

Learn what your dad went through on Okinawa---read Eugene Sledge`s book: WITH THE OLD BREED. You`ll find out why your pop never talked about that 3 month long gore-fest...WELCOME HOME to you both, with SALUTES !

[@harlenburke8535]

My father also landed on 4/1 with the 22nd on Green beach, was wounded 5/10 but returned to finish taking Naha.

[@tech9auto223]

I love these old films can just imagine people sitting in the cinema watching during the war

[@mohamedisapedophile7230]

My Dad served on the Antietam in the Marianas. Guam, Saipan and Tinian. GOD BLESS YOU DAD, I MISS YOU. Sure wish I could have heard the 16's on Big Mo. Nothing like the smell of burnt powder in the morning.

[@raymondluk4620]

Great American Hero. Will be Remembered perpetually God Bless

[@vincentcallahan8618]

I was on an LPD that was 25 miles away from New Jersey. When New Jersey shot their guns it would cause a wave that would rock our ship.

[@michaeljacques5128]

I Thank him and you for both you're service.

[@joelmcgrath9745]

God bless our veterans

[@user-yg6dk9eh8g]

That's my Pops, Semper Fi ,Pops, you took that evil island

[@lescobrandon3047]

My uncle George drove a Marine amtrack and got hit by shore fire. The amtrack disintegrated and he woke up in the sea. All others on the vessel were killed. He never got over it. The only person he would talk to about the war was my mom and that’s the only way I know about what happened. Thanks to atom bombs, when he got back to action, he didn’t have to be endangered again by an invasion of Japan.

[@MarkSmith-js2pu]

Ken Konard yep, 80 days to take such a small island. Terrible, pure hell on both sides. Trying to take the mainland, how many years would that have taken. Plus, we would have to shoot women and children up close too. Who wants to live with nightmarish memory.

[@sean123888]

Those naval guns are amazing to see fire cannons

[@woodystorey]

360,000 rounds fired in the 82 day fight by the Navy...wow...

[@woodystorey]

During the fight on Okinawa, I was told by my grandfather that shipboard gunners collapsed at their guns due to sheer exhaustion because of the continuous kamikaze attacks against the Navy....millions of rounds were fired of 40mm, 20mm and 50 caliber in ship defense. The supply train from the west coast of the US and Hawaii was never ending. As soon as a supply ship offloaded its cargo, it departed back to the US for another load. For every man fighting, there were 3 in support. The logistics part of the war is rarely talked about but was superbly planned and carried out. Also forward supply and repair bases, many with “floating dry docks” like that was at Ulithi Atoll, Guam, which could repair any ship from landing craft to fleet carrier. The US ability to keep constant pressure on the Japanese was something that thoroughly impressed the Japanese command. The Japanese command was also highly conflicted, inter service rivalries and lack of supply and inability to reinforce greatly hindered the Japanese ability to win anything other than a “local” victory. After Guadalcanal, the US picked when and where to attack for the remainder of the war...now Japan is on a revisionist rewriting history denying all war crimes and atrocities. The Japanese even deny one their own servicemen Jintaro Ishida who wrote a book telling of Japanese atrocities in the Philippines. The Japanese accept no type of proof, not even pictures saying they are US made photoshopped fakes. What’s funny is that Japanese say that Japan has apologized many times over the decades, but how does one apologize for actions they deny?.....the Japanese are cowards of their own history...

[@ernestdougherty3162]

@@woodystorey I agree with you 100% on that statement I couldn't disagree with that at all I believe that when I was young and I still believe it

[@blusnuby2]

@@woodystorey I totally agree & also feel that American LOGISTICS during WW2---especially in the Pacific campaigns---was/is fascinating, mind boggling, and that the men who were called upon to "get it done" are ALL UNSUNG HEROES. Big salutes to these amazing people !

[@danr5105]

Notice how these men look so different than the earlier group that was deserted on the Philippines? These troops that landed on Okinawa almost look modern.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

The logistics of this must have been insane.

[@uncajim1]

Actually, it was exactly the opposite of insane.

[@nobbytang]

The naval guns of the British and American navies at Normandy against the Germans was crucial…a Armoured SS unit were forming up before a RAF plane spotted them ….25 mins later it was no more …tiger tanks were blown 50 -60 feet away from where they had been and surviving tankers spoke of the utter devastation brought down on them …..

[@monza1002000]

85 British Warships 40 US took part in the D-Day landings on the 6th June

[@2Oldcoots]

The Fleet That Came to Stay!

[@jomon723]

Still finding very large bombs to this day here.........and I am finding lots of brass in the ground with my metal detector :(

[@MarkSmith-js2pu]

Dave N Japan that sounds like fun😀

[@cutsrosescents4950]

The narrator forgot: Bullets sometimes slowed the Marines forward movement.

[@thecurtray]

I was here for 2 years as many have. aircraft at night over ocean water is a blast for any

[@MohammadAli-ht5ce]

Great Warriors JAPANESE 👍, still they are.

[@carlhursh505]

JUST REMEMBER WHO STARTED THIS MESS! Only feel for the civilians, as in every war.

[@davidj4662]

The US with their sanctions and embargoes.

[@joelavans4451]

If do some.research this war was planned and Jp Morgan finance the whole thing biggest scam in our history

[@rutabagasteu]

@@joelavans4451 You are delirious.

[@dirtyharry2076]

@@davidj4662 Watch CNN much?

[@dirtyharry2076]

@@joelavans4451 YEP And the earth is flat. It's obvious these idiots are clueless.

[@danielsacks7152]

Anyone who doubts if battleships are still relevant needs to be reminded of the fact that the technology was developed to enable the 16" shells to be laser guided. They have a range of around 30mi. They put 700lb more ordinance on target than most JADAMs. Shells and powder are Hella cheap compared to flying a bomb mission from a carrier that cannot deliver even close to the ordinance of a broadside. That broadside can be on target before the aircraft leaves the runway and never puts a pilot in danger, it doesn't accumulate hours on millions dollar aircraft especially when they loiter above a target area. Its far eaiser to install modern armor and anti missile systems on a battleship or screening destroyer than an aircraft! Drones allow over the horizon firing to be accurate where the ship is invisible from the shore. More aircraft would be available for air superiority. The 5" guns are also VERY effective. Relining a 16" tube is far cheaper after 1000 rds than probably 5 guided missiles. About 90 percent of earth's people live within 30 miles of the shore! Taiwan is an island. If you are counting on a fast victory where artillery is unimportant look at Ukraine. I say convert them to nuclear and have new builds on the agenda. I imagine they could actually saturate some automatic missile defence systems depleting them quickly and cheaply with perfect safety. Gain air superiority and bring in the screened battle wagons! Heck of a psychological effect on enemies and pirates!

[@CRAZYHORSE19682003]

We would have to build new battleships which we do not have the capacity to do anymore.

[@slackerdug3423]

My brother volenteered as an MP and was sent to Korea to short change being sent to vietnam. He said there was never hot water for a shower and hates everything asian. My sister in law said he had some nightmares.

[@kimoritobara5710]

Na década de 30, habitantes da ilha andavam nus na ilha. Meu avô materno mora em em Yonabaru em 1937.

[@FranktheDachshund]

650,000 shells fired over 80 days is about 1 shell every 12 seconds round the clock for 80 days.

[@Attofoxy]

I can't help but wonder if this film was produced by the navy as part of the post-war jostling between the services for funding. See for example line at the end "Keep the fleet to keep the peace".

[@ralphdenson4058]

Big guns will come back.

[@keith0alan]

Often the vets don't talk about it. If you were there you understood and didn't need to hear the stories. If you weren't there you couldn't possibly understand so there was no point telling you about it. Also, with PTSD you carefully tiptoe around an abyss that you just don't want to fall back into.

[@ronbutler6502]

HELLO MY DAD WAS ALSO IN WWII HE DRANK AS WELL AND I WENT TO OKINAWA IN 1967 AND I LEARNS TO DRINK ALSO..I NOW UNDERSTAND WHY MY DAD DRANK SO MUCH AS I HAVE CONTINUED TOO UNTIL I QUIT AT AGE 65,,,NOT A HAPPY STORY

[@paultiffanyrutherford5898]

God bless the families of these soldiers!

[@nathanyoungtheonemillionfan]

What is happening to the filmstrip?

[@bobhorner2845]

I have an uncle who was captain of 1 of the rocket ships there.

[@timavery99]

All men served a lot! Women too. This was just brutal! WWII was bad for a bunch of countries because of world leaders. Think about it. A few assholes made the entire world fight. Never again! No dictators; people need to stand up! I served on American ballistic missile submarines... A launch command is something nobody feels good about when they hear it. Sometimes you don't know it's a drill.

[@MatthewBaileyBeAfraid]

"... prevented any radical movements in his rear..." That statement sure did not age well.

[@rutabagasteu]

It's about resupply of ammo, food, and water.

[@gregwall6553]

twerkin man

[@Touhou2006]

Sadly, I have no honor but I came from Call Of Duty World At War

[@DakotaofRaptors]

That's what got me interested in the Pacific

[@robbiefrentz9427]

God i miss watching films in school

[@stanpressley8136]

Man when America was run by decent folks although not perfect but had common sense

[@psalmsoftheheartministries7103]

It was said that anybody who was at Okinawa from WW2 to 1972 is just a money. I was there 71 - 72 just before they returned to Japan. They call it reversion.

[@vincentcallahan8618]

I was at camp foster 1yr, camp courtney 1yr, camp butler 3yr. 1972 to 1977.

[@greggweber9967]

Does that jitter like a well used Special Service film?

[@eldergroan]

big guns never tire.

[@johnknapp952]

Actually they do tire. I imagine most of the big gun barrels were wore out after all that firing and would have had to be relined before they could move on to mainland Japan, which of course never happened due to war ending.

[@williamlawson8511]

With great, big gubs!

[@qianjinqian5461]

please 1080p HD

[@gregjohnston9287]

80 days of constant gunfire. Not conducive to getting good sleep aboard this ships. I was in the USN 58-62.

[@rutabagasteu]

Very obviously some of you commentators are neither Veterans nor historians.

[@seabeeusn76]

You go to google maps and look at this place now, you would never know there was a major battle that happen there... I had the opportunity to go there when I was in the military in the late 90s but I elected not to go. I was a stupid young lad before I was an avid WWII historian nut.

[@franznarf]

Ma come si fa a caricare un filmato sottotitolato con la durata? Molto sciatto

[@mohamedisapedophile7230]

Just think, one TRIDENT sub would have ended the war before it ever got started.

[@williamlawson8511]

Squidlies shooting at the Sons of Nippon!

[@rogermetzger7335]

I guess "minimum loss of life" is a relative term.

[@transitionministries2072]

If you are not the one dying or your Buddy, Semper Fi.

[@carlbowles1808]

My father was there. They destroyed the place.

[@johneynon7121]

What happened to the civilians. KIA

[@OneRoundDown]

I think alot of them walked off the cliffs like lemmings, committing suicide rather than be captured by American troops.

[@maineoutdoorsman677]

My bad was a Korea vet an every time I watched a war movie he point out that jet or tank was made to kill human deings that's it .an for some reason he like to watch mash the tv show .we live about 2 miles from hu burger the guy that wrote the book that was turned into the movie .ie tv show .i use to tell us that the first time there was so cold an they fed them ice cream with the little wooden spoons .an they had to strap the dead on the side of tanks so stif like cod wood to get them out .

[@MrKen-wy5dk]

Can you please rewrite your comments so they are somewhat articulate? I'd love to know what you are trying to say, but it's totally unintelligible.

[@aldenunion]

I knew what he said..May 12,1945 My grandfather's brother Butch,(Anthony),was lost during two of the Japanese attacks on USS NEW MEXICO that day.First a Kamakaze, then a bomb hit.55 lost-115 wounded.Six brothers served,all Navy,but one.Leo was Army infantry,stepped on land mine .Two Carpenetti's lost,LEO IN 43,',THEN BUTCH 45'...Sometimes my auto correct changes words to, making it impossible to share,but I try anyway.Probably why he had a few mistakes,still legible..

[@blusnuby2]

The Korean "war" was no walk in the sun; it had it`s own, unique horrors to unleash on ALL it`s combatants...

[@MarkSmith-js2pu]

GotDramaAllergy all you have to do is find the blue underlines and change it after you proof read

[@jhare18]

🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇

[@bujangkpoma1930]

Jepang pada saat itu memang memperoleh kekalahan serta kehancuran Dan kemenangan yg di proleh oleh pihak amerika.

[@mysticwine]

Mostly stock footage. Seen it a hundred times

[@woodystorey]

Mystic Wine....Yeah so what, still dramatic....especially to those who were there, any battle footage is not stock...

[@mysticwine]

@@woodystorey Boring

[@woodystorey]

Mystic Wine....pussy...

[@bloqk16]

@Mystic Wine . . . Yeah! I noticed some of the Marines infantry footage looked strikingly similar to what's found around Camp Pendleton areas for combat maneuvers.

[@CaspianWint]

Let this be a lesson to any would be yellow adversaries......

[@robertsuacci8732]

My Dad was on a Destroyer DD 560 sunk at Okinawa by Kamakasis 5 hit his ship his ship was on picket duty outer most Station first to see the Japanese planes he was in the water 5 or 8 hours before getting picked up still hold a wonded shipmate but he had died