Photograph. U.S. Commanders (left to right) Chester W. Nimitz, Raymond A. Spruance, and Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. walking away from airplane parked at air base. Official Caption: "Rome. June 1, 1945.--U.S. commanders inspect Okinawa Airfield--U.S. Navy and Army commanders inspect a captured airstrip on Okinawa, Main Ryukyu (Loochoo) Island, which was invaded on March 31, 1945. They are (left to right) Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief of Allied Naval Forces in the Pacific Theater; Adm. Raymond A. Spruance, Commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, and Lt. General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., Commander of the U.S. Tenth Army. U.S. forces since have taken the island's capital, Naha, said to be the largest city ever invested by the U.S. Marines in the 169-year history of the Corps--PNT Photo--Serviced by Rome OWI (A List Out)--Approved by appropriate military authority. 6485."”Okinawa, Japan. 1 June 1945