American soldiers working their way up Skyline Ridge as mortar shell explodes nearby during the Army 7th infantry division's attack on the Japanese line across Southern section of the island,Okinawa(rudeerude)

Mortar shell explosion

American soldiers moving cautiously up shell-torn hill in the 7th Army Division struggle to hold Skyline Ridge.Okinawa(rudeerude)

Skyline Ridge.Okinawa

American infantrymen cautiously working their way up through mortar smoke-filled area of the Rocky Crags during the Army 7th Division's attack on the Japanese line across the Southern section of the island,Okinawa(rudeerude)