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Mr. Riley Marietta USMC
MANSFIELD -- Without ever having taken part in combat, Marine Riley Marietta brought back gruesome memories from the battleground of Okinawa. By Ron Simon Telegraph-Forum staff 18 Feb 2008-04-21
Mr. Sanford Lazenby
Children suffering through the horrors of war is just one memory 82-year-old Sanford Lazenby recalls from his service during World War II.By Russell Ledbetter Sunday, March 2, 2008
Marine recalls last American battle of World War II - The invasion of Okinawa
63 years ago Bud Hindsley was a Marine corporal participating in the last American battle of WWII: Okinawa. Tracing a map with a finger, he recalled about the battle: "When I saw my first Japanese dead, I vomited." One morning he found himself 40 feet from where a group of officers on a ridge reviewed a battlefield. One of those men was a 3-star Army general Simon Bolivar Buckner. "You never saw generals up in the front line," Hindsley recalled, adding that Buckner had declared himself satisfied with the area. Only moments later Buckner was killed by a Japanese artillery shell. [ thestarpress :: 2008-04-02 :: Battle of Okinawa: Marines ]
"In Thier Words"
In Their words is a effort to let veterans and family members share their World War II experiences in their own words.
Belleville News Democrat - Belleville Ilinois Newpaper
Mr. Shige Nakahodo
"The piece of shrapnel near my eyebrow is the living proof of the horror of war." Shige Nakahodo was 16 and living in the southern Okinawa village of Ozato when the battle of Okinawa began. On June 10, 1945, they were forced to leave as the battle crept south on the Chinen peninsula. On June 19, they arrived in Mabuni, near "Suicide Cliff." While sheltering in a cave, they saw a tank approaching them. Resigning himself to death, her uncle told them that they should commit suicide. [ estripes :: 2006-06-27 :: Battle of Okinawa: Marines ]
Mr. Desmond Doss USN Medal of Honor
Desmond Doss, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary courage in World War II despite being a pacifist who refused to carry a weapon, died yesterday in Piedmont, Alabama. He was 87.
For historian Masayasu Oshiro, who has documented the sufferings of communities that were caught in the only battle fought on Japanese soil between the Imperial Army and US troops, the facts are clear. "I have recorded countless stories told by aging Okinawan war survivors. They include horrifying accounts of how people committed mass suicide and murder under orders from the Japanese military." Such recordings are irksome for the Japanese govt that is keen to whitewash this part of history. Nobuaki Kinjo revealed that he had killed his mother and sister, believing that he was saving them from torture. [ atimes :: 2007-08-07 :: Battle of Okinawa: Marines ]
Mr. Robert Rock
Robert Rock, who was part of the American invasion force for the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, is going back to the once blood-drenched island. He also donated over 200 treasured photos about pre- and post-invasion Okinawa to Ryukyu America Historical Research Society in Okinawa. Rock, a U.S. Army first lieutenant with the 10th Army Corps of Engineers, photographed the island from a reconnaissance plane - and on the ground - in the days and months after WWII ended. "It was just like in the movies," he described wading onshore with other U.S. troops from their landing crafts. [ redding :: 2008-02-09 :: Battle of Okinawa: Marines ]
Japan searches for soldiers' remains on Aleutian island
2008-06-03 14:07:51
By RACHEL D'ORO Associated Press Writer
JENNIFER HLAD DAILY NEWS STAFF
LSM-45 is the last remaining ship of its kind in the United States still configured for its original purpose. The ship is not open to the public...
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(2) videos of Dives on the USS Emmons off the coast of Okinawa and battle history of the ship from the Torii Station Scuba locker.
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Okinawa Peace Museum
Japan Update - Weekly news from Okinawa and the surrounding islands - Also with forum!