The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...

Okinawa, the southernmost islands of Japan, was once ruled by an independent kingdom with close ties to its Asian neighbors. Its heritage of embracing foreign influences is reflected in its ...

With the Old Breed : At Peleliu and Okinawa He was assigned to the 1st Marine Division as a replacement, and trained as a mortarman. He fought on Peleliu in September of 1944, and on Okinawa in ...