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During the naval battle, which started before the amphibious landings on Okinawa on 1 April, USS Franklin suffered over 800 killed and missing and USS Bunker Hill suffered 396 killed and missing. These were the first and third largest loss of life on damaged or sunken American aircraft carriers during World War II.
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) Major General Roy S. Geiger, USMC (18 Jun thru 23 Jun) General Joseph W. Stilwell, USA (from 23 Jun)
Allied Naval vessels damaged and sunk by Japanese forces at Okinawa, primarily kamikazes, 19 March – 30 July 1945 [8] Day: Ship: Type: Cause: Killed: Wounded: 19 Mar 45 USS Franklin: Carrier Air Attack, two 550 lb. bombs thru to hangar deck 724 265 19 Mar 45 USS Wasp: Carrier Air Attack, bomb thru flight & hangar decks 101 269 20 Mar 45 USS ...
Cornerstone of peace from a distance The Cornerstone of Peace, memorial to all those who died in the Battle of Okinawa. Okinawa Memorial Day (慰霊の日, Irei no Hi, lit. "the day to console the dead") is a public holiday observed in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture annually on June 23 to remember the lives lost during the Battle of Okinawa.
The Raid on Yontan was an Empire of Japan military operation carried out on the night of May 24–25, 1945 against Yontan Airfield on Okinawa.The airfield was recently seized by American forces during the first day of the Battle of Okinawa and was being used by United States Marine Corps and Army Air Force squadrons.
During Operation Kikusui I, the Surface Special Attack Force, consisting of the battleship Yamato, the light cruiser Yahagi, and 8 destroyers, under the command of Vice-Admiral Seiichi Itō, left for Okinawa to support ground defense operations there, but were repulsed by over 300 carrier aircraft belonging to Admiral Mitscher's Task Force 58 ...
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 their late father ...
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.