Thompson in Okinawa

[rpbcps]

Just home after presenting three weeks of training in Saudi Arabia.
While there, to pass some of my downtime,I spent more time than usual on YouTube, and found some episodes of the 1960's Series Combat, that has been mentioned on the forum in the past.
I also found 'Rare Uncensored footage from the Battle of Okinawa'. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aZTlJCdFNJs&pp=ygUyUmFyZSBVbmNlbnNvcmVkIGZvb3RhZ2UgZnJvbSB0aGUgQmF0dGxlIG9mIE9raW5hd2E%3D

In the footage during the first few minutes, I spotted a Thompson with an improvised vertical grip, added to a regular horizontal grip.
Maybe the same weapon and soldier, but I spotted further footage of a Thompson with an improvised vertical grip at around 8:40 minutes in.

That was some battle.

[ppgcowboy]

Lived in NAHA, 69 to 72. Was the when the island was turned over to Japanese rule. As a boy went into a lot of caves before they were sealed. Then moved to Midway.

[cbmott]

Thanks. I was stationed at Kadena a while back and the memories of the battle were all around including Japanese EOD. They had a demilled Thompson in a museum at one of the Marine bases near the capitol of Naha. It was all before I got into Thompsons so I never looked to hard for photos or talked to the historian.