The United States launched a massive invasion of the Japanese home island of Okinawa, with an initial landing of 60,000 soldiers and marines, on this day in history, April 1, 1945. The Battle of ...

Few units hold the distinction to have fought an enemy of the United States on U.S. soil. The 7th Infantry Division is one of those few. During World War II, the United States experienced something ...

In spring 1945, the US island-hopping campaign was drawing closer to the Japanese mainland. US commanders were thinking about an invasion of Japanese itself, and invading Okinawa was seen as a prelude ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Buzz Bissinger recounted the World War II Battle of Okinawa (1945) and the sinking of the USS Bush. Author Buzz Bissinger recounted the World ...

SEQUIM — For Charles Meacham, April 1 isn’t April Fool’s Day. It’s a reminder of heroism. The former Marine Raider was on the front lines in the invasion of Okinawa, which started on April 1, 1945.

In the smoldering wake of World War II, few places bore the scars of conflict like Japan. Cities lay in ruins, infrastructure crumbled, and entire populations were left homeless. Into this devastation ...

March 23, 2021, marked the 76th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Okinawa, the first and only battle fought by U.S. soldiers on Japanese soil, and one Twitter account is making daily tweets ...

ITOMAN, Okinawa – One memorial to the cost of World War II memorial was recently updated, and another created, both in Okinawa prefecture, ahead of the 79 th anniversary of the culminating battle of ...