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96th Infantry Division cemetery, Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. Rows of wooden cross grave markers behind a fence in the 96th Infantry Division cemetery. Official caption...
US Marines gathering on Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Photograph. Small groups of United States Marines gathering on a beach; a lone Marine is standing by an American flag...
Aerial photograph of the muddy, crater-covered terrain of Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Photograph, aerial. View of the muddy, crater-covered terrain of Okinawa. Official Caption: "Rome, 7/16/45--Okinawa...
US amphibious invasion of Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Fleet of American ships and boats headed underway towards Okinawa. Official caption on front: "...
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,...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." First Action at Okinawa and Getting the Bronze Star Medal
[Annotator's Note: Romus Valtin Burgin served in the United States Marine Corps as a mortar section leader in Company K...
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...
Russell, Patrick War's End and Returning Home
Patrick Russell remained at Okinawa until June 1945. His carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Tulagi (CVE-72)] sailed to Guam...
Rees, Holly Considerations
Returning to his prewar life, Holly Rees remembered when he heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Jacobs, Jr., Walter Okinawa and Japan
[Annotator's Note: Walter Jacobs served in the Army as a squad leader in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 306th Infantry...
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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