Silhouetted against the entrance to one of the caves that honeycomb the Okinawa hills, a Marine rifleman resorts to cat-and-mouse tactics to pick off enemy snipers in the surrounding ridges.  Ca.  June 1945.  Cpl. F. E. Kershaw.  (Marine Corps)
Exact Date Shot Unknown
NARA FILE #:  127-N-123169
WAR &amp; CONFLICT BOOK #:  1237

Cave Hunting

A Marine dashes through Japanese machine gun fire while crossing a draw, called Death Valley by the men fighting there.  Marines sustained more than 125 casualties in eight hours crossing this valley.  Okinawa, May 10, 1945.  Pvt. Bob Bailey.  (Marine Corps)
NARA FILE #:  127-N-120562
WAR &amp; CONFLICT BOOK #:  1229

Marine Runs for Cover

A member of a Marine patrol on Saipan found this family of Japanese hiding in a hillside cave.  The mother, four children and a dog, took shelter from the fierce fighting in that area.  June 21, 1944. Cpl. Angus Robertson. (Marine Corps)
Exact Date Shot Unknown
NARA FILE #:  127-GR-113-83266
WAR &amp; CONFLICT BOOK #:  1267