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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...
96th Infantry Division cemetery, Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. Rows of wooden cross grave markers behind a fence in the 96th Infantry Division cemetery. Official caption...
Destroyed buildings and ships, Naha, Okinawa, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Bombed-out and decimated buildings; half-sunk Japanese warships are in the river in the...
Pierce, William "Bill" Feelings Toward the Japanese
William Pierce hated the Japanese before landing on Okinawa. Propaganda influenced his animosity. His feelings were...
Mayer, Philip War's End and Returning Home
Philip Mayer was a sergeant [Annotator's Note: in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division]...
Mittleman, Harvey Reflections
Harvey Mittleman's most memorable experience of World War 2 was the heavy combat during the first few days on Okinawa [...
Jaccarino, Richard Taking Hill 178 on Okinawa
With the 184th Regiment [Annotator's Note: 184th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] on the line at Hill 178,...
Twigger, William Wounded and Recovery
William J. Twigger saw very little fighting at Sugar Loaf [Annotator's Note: The Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill, 12 May to...
Rees, Holly Considerations
Returning to his prewar life, Holly Rees remembered when he heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
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...
Aziz, Edmund Okinawa & War's End
When Edmund Aziz was assigned to a ship [Annotator’s Note: USS Reeves (DE-156), later converted to attack transport (...

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