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)

Mortar smoke-filled area

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 troops entering the town of La Haye-du-Puits, after several days of very heavy fighting in the hills surrounding the area. July 8th/9th 1944. 