Volunteer discovers over a thousand World War II casualties’ remains which await identification
Takamatsu Gushiken has spent years voluntarily locating bodies, and fragments of bodies, of World War II victims in Japan’s Okinawa's jungle. Over 80 years since a major battle, Gushiken shared with ...
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An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Eighty years on from the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, the remains of some of those killed are ...
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Explosion shakes Okinawa wharf as Japan clears unexploded WWII ordnance
Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit set off ...
World War II aviation history lands at permanent exhibit on USS Intrepid
Discover the Intrepid Museum's World War II exhibit, showcasing the Corsair aircraft and artifacts from Loren Isley's final mission and other historic items.
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An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
Gushiken says when he was a child growing up in Okinawa's capital, Naha, he would go out hunting bugs and find skulls still wearing helmets. Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II ...
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An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
Takamatsu Gushiken uses a hand hoe to delicately move dirt in a cave while searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa towards the end of the World War II in 1945 ...