The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...
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Two months after the U.S. military landed on Okinawa in late March 1945, the 32nd Army decided to withdraw from the Naha headquarters and blow up the tunnels. The headquarters were moved to Mabuni ...
It's been 80 years since US forces invaded Okinawa ... to them by the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army. Mass suicides also occurred across Okinawa's main island and on Iejima Island.
US troops came ashore on the central part of Okinawa's main island, in an area now comprising Yomitan Village and Chatan Town. The Battle of Okinawa left more than 200,000 people dead. One out of ...