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Japanese soldier hanging from the rope on the side of a U.S. ship near Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Photograph. Japanese soldier hanging from the side of a U.S. landing craft near Okinawa; American soldiers and sailors...
US Marines preparing for combat, Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. United States Marines walking around LVTs (Landing Vehicle, Tank) parked off of a narrow dirt road....
Japanese prisoners of war, Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Photograph. Crowd of Japanese prisoners of war stand behind a barbed wire fence, inside camp, on Okinawa; thatch-roofed...
American tank aiming its flame thrower at Japanese position on Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Photograph. American tank aiming its flame thrower at Japanese position on an Okinawa hillside. Official Caption: "Rome...
LeBlanc, Dale Civilians Casualties and the Front Lines
[Annotator's Note: Dale LeBlanc served in the USMC as a runner in the 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division. He...
Whitman, Melvin Fighting on Okinawa
Melvin C. Whitman was surprised the Japanese did not fight back against the invasion [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Houston, Jack Motivations, Drill Instructors, and China
Jack Houston had three reasons for enlisting. The first was patriotism. The second was that all of his friends were...
Schicker, Tom Japanese and Food on Okinawa
Thomas Francis Schicker and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...
Ray, Sammy Okinawa
When Sammy Ray and the 1st Marine Division [Annotator's Note: Ray was a pharmacist's mate assigned to Headquarters...
Pierce, William "Bill" Feelings Toward the Japanese
William Pierce hated the Japanese before landing on Okinawa. Propaganda influenced his animosity. His feelings were...
Curley, Walter Okinawa
Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Junior [Annotator's Note: with the Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 5th...
Powers, Robert Northern Okinawa and Sugar Loaf Hill
Robert Powers went ashore unopposed at Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. He was in a foxhole with his buddy...

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