A Japanese soldier was killed by a .45 caliber pistol during a night assault in the Battle of Okinawa. American soldiers stared at the dead body of the Japanese soldier with his upper body naked during the day.

 　A Japanese soldier was killed by a .45 caliber pistol during a night assault in the Battle of Okinawa. American soldiers stared at the dead body of the Japanese soldier with his upper body naked during the day.

　The U.S. 6th Marine Division landed on the Oroku Peninsula on the main island of Okinawa on June 4. Due to the stubborn resistance of the surviving Japanese soldiers and the difficult terrain, the Marine casualties totaled approximately 1,608. More Japanese soldiers died and were forced into a small sack in the southern part of the Oroku Peninsula. On June 13, U.S. forces swept through and overrun the Japanese-held Oroku area.

　In the Oroku area, a fierce and deadly battle continued between the IJN Okinawa Area Ground Forces (Navy Okikata Roots) and the US forces. In the Tomigusuku area, the U.S. forces moved south to the Takayasu and Koiribata areas. The Japanese naval forces dispatched reinforcements to the Hirara area to prevent further southward advance. The U.S. forces concentrated on building positions and were not active on the front in the same area. In the Oroku area, the U.S. forces, supported by the bombing of warplanes, attacked furiously with about 70 tanks and more than 1,000 men, resulting in a fierce battle. The Japanese naval forces responded by paratroop slashing.

　The Japanese 32nd Army had long ordered the IJN Okikata-ne to withdraw from the southern part of the country. On June 4, the IJN's Okikabe sent a telegram stating that they would fight to the last in the Oroku and Tomigusuku areas. The IJN Okihone's strenuous efforts in the Oroku and Tomigusuku areas delayed the southward advance of the U.S. forces. With the fate of the Japanese forces already sealed, Commander Ushijima of the Japanese 32nd Army repeatedly called for the Japanese Navy units to withdraw to the southern part of the island, and finally sent a letter of condolence to request their withdrawal, but the withdrawal to the south was unsuccessful.

　Oroku Village was home to the Imperial Japanese Navy's Oroku Airfield, where the Navy's Okikata Roots were stationed. Many residents did not evacuate but stayed in the village, and residents were involved in the fighting. Of the approximately 9,723 residents of Oroku Village, approximately 2,917 were killed in the Battle of Okinawa. About 920 people, or 32% of the total, died in Oroku Village. The U.S. forces attacked the shelters where residents were evacuating with grenades and gas bombs, killing Okinawan residents from one side to the other.