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  2. Battle of Okinawa - Wikipedia

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    The numbers correspond to recorded deaths during the Battle of Okinawa from the time of the American landings in the Kerama Islands on 26 March 1945 to the signing of the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945, in addition to all Okinawan casualties in the Pacific War in the 15 years from the Manchurian Incident, along with those who died in ...

  3. Paul E. Ison - Wikipedia

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    World War II Battle of Okinawa Paul Edward Ison (October 8, 1916 – October 3, 2001) was a United States Marine Corps infantryman featured in an iconic World War II photograph shot by photographer Private Bob Bailey during the Battle of Okinawa on May 10, 1945, in which the crouching Ison is seen running across "Death Valley" while dodging ...

  4. Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Cornerstone of Peace is a semi-circular avenue of stones engraved with the names of all the dead from the Battle of Okinawa, organized by nationality (or by ethnicity for Chinese, Taiwanese, Koreans, and Okinawans). The Memorial Path includes 32 memorial monuments as well as the place where Lieutenant General Ushima died by suicide.

  5. Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign - Wikipedia

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    The two main land battles in the campaign were the Battle of Iwo Jima (16 February to 26 March 1945) and the Battle of Okinawa (1 April to 21 June 1945). One major naval battle occurred, called Operation Ten-Go (7 April 1945) after the operational title given to it by the Japanese.

  6. Okinawa ground order of battle - Wikipedia

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    Men of the 1st Marine Division assault a ridge two miles north of Naha supported by a bazooka. Medium tanks of the 713th Tank Battalion during a respite in the fighting on Okinawa. Renowned combat journalist Ernie Pyle shortly after being killed on Ie Shima. US Tenth Army Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., USA (KIA 18 Jun)

  7. 1945 Katsuyama killing incident - Wikipedia

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    The location of the city of Nago (red) on Okinawa Island into which the village of Katsuyama has since been merged.. The 1945 Katsuyama killing incident was the killing of three African-American United States Marines in Katsuyama near Nago, Okinawa after the Battle of Okinawa on July 10, 1945, to August 13, 1946.

  8. 22 artifacts looted after the Battle of Okinawa ... - AOL

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    BOSTON (AP) — Twenty-two historic artifacts that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa in World War II have been returned to Japan after a family from Massachusetts discovered them in ...

  9. Japan campaign - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Okinawa (1 April to 21 June): Of approximately 100,000 Japanese defenders, only 24,455 survived. There were also two naval battles: Operation Ten-Go (7 April): All but four Japanese vessels committed were lost. The Battle of Tokyo Bay (22 and 23 July 1945): Most of the Japanese vessels committed were heavily damaged or lost.