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1. 396 relations: Admiral (United States), Aichi D3A, Air Force Historical Research Agency, Aircraft carrier, Airstrike, Albert E. Schwab, Alejandro R. Ruiz, Allies of World War II, American mutilation of Japanese war dead, Amphibious warfare, Arleigh Burke, Artillery, Atomic Age, Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Barbarian, Battle of Britain, Battle of Iwo Jima, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battleship, Beauford T. Anderson, Boeitai, Breakthrough (military), British Pacific Fleet, Cactus Ridge, Camp Foster, Camp Hansen, Camp Kinser, Camp Schwab, Cape Hedo, Charles R. Brown, Chester W. Nimitz, Chief of staff, Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots, Clarence B. Craft, Claudius Miller Easley, Close-quarters battle, Coastal artillery, Combat stress reaction, Combined Fleet, Commonwealth of Nations, Conscription, Cornerstone of Peace, Counter-battery fire, Counterattack, Cruiser, Dale M. Hansen, Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Demonstration (military), Desmond Doss, Destroyer, ... Expand index (346 more) » « Shrink index

2. Amphibious operations involving the United States
3. April 1945 events in Asia
4. Battles of World War II involving New Zealand
5. History of Okinawa Prefecture
6. Invasions by the United Kingdom
7. Invasions by the United States
8. Invasions of Japan
9. Japan–United Kingdom military relations
10. June 1945 events in Asia
11. May 1945 events in Asia
12. Murder–suicides in Asia
13. United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture
14. World War II operations and battles of the Pacific theatre

Admiral (United States)

Admiral (abbreviated as ADM) is a four-star commissioned officer rank in the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps with the pay grade of O-10.

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Aichi D3A

The Aichi D3A (Navy designation "Type 99 Carrier Bomber"; Allied reporting name "Val") is a World War II carrier-borne dive bomber.

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Air Force Historical Research Agency

The Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA) the Department of the Air Force's central repository for physical and digital documentation.

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Aircraft carrier

An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft.

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Airstrike

An airstrike, air strike, or air raid is an offensive operation carried out by aircraft.

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Albert E. Schwab

Private First Class Albert Earnest Schwab (July 17, 1920 – May 7, 1945) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military honor — the Medal of Honor — for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa.

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Alejandro R. Ruiz

Sergeant Alejandro Renteria Ruiz (June 26, 1923 – November 20, 2009) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, for his actions in the Battle of Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands during World War II.

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Allies of World War II

The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.

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American mutilation of Japanese war dead

During World War II, some members of the United States military mutilated dead Japanese service personnel in the Pacific theater.

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Amphibious warfare

Amphibious warfare is a type of offensive military operation that today uses naval ships to project ground and air power onto a hostile or potentially hostile shore at a designated landing beach.

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Arleigh Burke

Arleigh Albert Burke (October 19, 1901 – January 1, 1996) was an admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II and the Korean War, and who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations.

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Artillery

Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.

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Atomic Age

The Atomic Age, also known as the Atomic Era, is the period of history following the detonation of the first nuclear weapon, The Gadget at the Trinity test in New Mexico on 16 July 1945 during World War II.

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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Battle of Okinawa and atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are 1945 in Japan.

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Barbarian

A barbarian is a person or tribe of people that is perceived to be primitive, savage and warlike.

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Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain (Luftschlacht um England, "air battle for England") was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. Battle of Okinawa and battle of Britain are battles of World War II involving Australia.

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Battle of Iwo Jima

The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Navy (USN) landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. Battle of Okinawa and battle of Iwo Jima are 1945 in Japan, amphibious operations involving the United States, amphibious operations of World War II, battles of World War II involving Japan, battles of World War II involving the United States, invasions by the United States, Japan campaign, United States Marine Corps in World War II, world War II invasions and world War II operations and battles of the Pacific theatre.

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Battle of Leyte Gulf

The Battle of Leyte Gulf (Filipino: Labanan sa Golpo ng Leyte) was the largest naval battle of World War II and by some criteria the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved.

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Battleship

A battleship is a large, heavily armored warship with a main battery consisting of large-caliber guns, designed to serve as capital ships with the most intense firepower.

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Beauford T. Anderson

Beauford Theodore "Andy" Anderson (July 6, 1922 – November 7, 1996) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II.

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Boeitai

The Boeitai (防衛隊, "Defense Corps") was a Japanese force of World War II. Battle of Okinawa and Boeitai are Japan campaign.

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Breakthrough (military)

A breakthrough occurs when an offensive force has broken or penetrated an opponent's defensive line, and rapidly exploits the gap.

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British Pacific Fleet

The British Pacific Fleet (BPF) was a Royal Navy formation that saw action against Japan during the Second World War.

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Cactus Ridge

In the Battle of Okinawa, Cactus Ridge was the name U.S. forces gave to a rise of land approximately southeast of Mashiki, Okinawa which commanded much of the ground between Uchitomari and Oyama, both of which lie along Highway No. Battle of Okinawa and Cactus Ridge are United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Camp Foster

Camp Foster, formerly known as Camp Zukeran (キャンプ・フォスター), is a United States Marine Corps camp located in Ginowan City with portions overlapping into Okinawa City, Chatan town and Kitanakagusuku village in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa Island. Battle of Okinawa and camp Foster are United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Camp Hansen

Camp Hansen is a United States Marine Corps base located in Okinawa, Japan. Battle of Okinawa and Camp Hansen are United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Camp Kinser

Camp Kinser is a United States Marine Corps logistics base in Okinawa, Japan. Battle of Okinawa and Camp Kinser are United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Camp Schwab

Camp Schwab is a United States Marine Corps camp located in northeastern Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, that is currently home to the 4th Marine Regiment and other elements of the 28,000 American servicemen based on the island. Battle of Okinawa and camp Schwab are United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Cape Hedo

, also known as Hedo Point, is the northernmost point on Okinawa Island, located within Kunigami Village.

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Charles R. Brown

Charles Randall Brown (23 December 1899 – 8 December 1983) was a United States Navy four-star admiral.

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Chester W. Nimitz

Chester William Nimitz (February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy.

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Chief of staff

The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a president, or a senior military officer, or leader of a large organization.

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Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots

The airbase at Chiran, Minamikyūshū, on the Satsuma Peninsula of Kagoshima, Japan, served as the departure point for hundreds of Special Attack or kamikaze sorties launched in the final months of World War II.

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Clarence B. Craft

Clarence Byrle Craft (September 23, 1921 – March 28, 2002) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.

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Claudius Miller Easley

Brigadier General Claudius Miller Easley (July 11, 1891 – June 19, 1945) was a decorated United States Army officer who was killed in action by the Japanese during the Battle of Okinawa.

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Close-quarters battle

Close-quarters battle (CQB) is a close combat situation between multiple combatants involving ranged (typically firearm-based) or melee combat.

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Coastal artillery

Coastal artillery is the branch of the armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications.

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Combat stress reaction

Combat stress reaction (CSR) is acute behavioral disorganization as a direct result of the trauma of war.

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Combined Fleet

The was the main sea-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.

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Conscription

Conscription is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service.

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Cornerstone of Peace

The Cornerstone of Peace is a monument in Itoman commemorating the Battle of Okinawa and the role of Okinawa during World War II.

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Counter-battery fire

Counter-battery fire (sometimes called counter-fire) is a battlefield tactic employed to defeat the enemy's indirect fire elements (multiple rocket launchers, artillery and mortars), including their target acquisition, as well as their command and control components.

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Counterattack

A counterattack is a tactic employed in response to an attack, with the term originating in "war games".

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Cruiser

A cruiser is a type of warship.

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Dale M. Hansen

Private Dale Merlin Hansen (December 13, 1922 – May 11, 1945) was a United States Marine who earned the United States' highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his outstanding heroism on May 7, 1945, in the fight for Hill 60 on Okinawa.

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Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Substantial debate exists over the ethical, legal, and military aspects of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 August and 9 August 1945 respectively at the close of World War II (1939–45).

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Demonstration (military)

In military terminology, a demonstration is an attack or show of force on a front where a decision is not sought, made with the aim of deceiving the enemy.

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Desmond Doss

Desmond Thomas Doss (February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006) was a United States Army corporal who served as a combat medic with an infantry company in World War II.

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Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats.

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Destroyer escort

Destroyer escort (DE) was the United States Navy mid-20th-century classification for a warship designed with the endurance necessary to escort mid-ocean convoys of merchant marine ships.

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Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or formation, usually consisting of between 10,000 and 25,000 soldiers.

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Edward J. Moskala

Edward J. Moskala (November 6, 1921 – April 9, 1945) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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Elbert L. Kinser

Sergeant Elbert Luther Kinser (October 21, 1922 – May 4, 1945) was a United States Marine who sacrificed his life at the Battle of Okinawa during World War II.

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Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan, also referred to as the Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, or simply Japan, was the Japanese nation-state that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the reformed Constitution of Japan in 1947.

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Ernie Pyle

Ernest Taylor Pyle (August 3, 1900 – April 18, 1945) was an American journalist and war correspondent who is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II.

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Escort carrier

The escort carrier or escort aircraft carrier (U.S. hull classification symbol CVE), also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the United States Navy (USN) or "Woolworth Carrier" by the Royal Navy, was a small and slower type of aircraft carrier used by the Royal Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, the United States Navy, the Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II.

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Fairey Firefly

The Fairey Firefly is a Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft that was principally operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA).

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Fast Carrier Task Force

The Fast Carrier Task Force (TF 38 when assigned to Third Fleet, TF 58 when assigned to Fifth Fleet) was the main striking force of the United States Navy in the Pacific War from January 1944 through the end of the war in September 1945.

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Feint

Feint, a French term that entered English via the discipline of swordsmanship and fencing, is a maneuver designed to distract or mislead.

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Fifth Air Force

The Fifth Air Force (5 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).

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Firepower

Firepower is the military capability to direct force at an enemy.

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Flame tank

A flame tank is a type of tank equipped with a flamethrower, most commonly used to supplement combined arms attacks against fortifications, confined spaces, or other obstacles.

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Flanking maneuver

In military tactics, a flanking maneuver is a movement of an armed force around an enemy force's side, or flank, to achieve an advantageous position over it.

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Fleet carrier

A fleet carrier is an aircraft carrier designed to operate with the main fleet of a nation's navy.

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Flight deck

The flight deck of an aircraft carrier is the surface from which its aircraft take off and land, essentially a miniature airfield at sea.

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Fred Faulkner Lester

Fred Faulkner Lester (April 29, 1926 – June 8, 1945) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action during World War II while assigned to a Marine Corps rifle company.

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Friendly fire

In military terminology, friendly fire or fratricide is an attack by belligerent or neutral forces on friendly troops while attempting to attack enemy or hostile targets.

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Front line

A front line (alternatively front-line or frontline) in military terminology is the position(s) closest to the area of conflict of an armed force's personnel and equipment, usually referring to land forces.

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George Feifer

George Feifer (September 8, 1934 – November 12, 2019) was an American journalist, novelist, and historian.

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Giretsu Kuteitai

was an airborne commando unit of the Imperial Japanese Army formed from Teishin Shudan (IJA airborne forces), in November 1944 as a last-ditch attempt to reduce and delay Allied bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.

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Grumman TBF Avenger

The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval aviation services around the world.

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Guadalcanal campaign

The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II. Battle of Okinawa and Guadalcanal campaign are amphibious operations involving the United States, amphibious operations of World War II, battles of World War II involving Australia, battles of World War II involving Japan, battles of World War II involving the United States, United States Marine Corps in World War II and world War II operations and battles of the Pacific theatre.

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Guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare is a form of unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military, such as rebels, partisans, paramilitary personnel or armed civilians including recruited children, use ambushes, sabotage, terrorism, raids, petty warfare or hit-and-run tactics in a rebellion, in a violent conflict, in a war or in a civil war to fight against regular military, police or rival insurgent forces.

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Hagushi

Hagushi bay is located in Yomitan, Okinawa.

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Hanson W. Baldwin

Hanson Weightman Baldwin (March 22, 1903 – November 13, 1991) was an American journalist and military historian who was the long-time military editor of The New York Times.

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Harold Gonsalves

Harold Gonsalves (January 28, 1926 – April 15, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps private first class who was killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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Henry A. Courtney Jr.

Henry Alexius Courtney Jr. (January 6, 1916 – May 15, 1945) was an officer of the United States Marine Corps Reserve during World War II and a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor.

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Himeyuri students

The, sometimes called "Lily Corps" in English, was a group of 222 students and 18 teachers of the and formed into a nursing unit for the Imperial Japanese Army during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.

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Hiromichi Yahara

was the senior staff officer in charge of operations of the 32nd Japanese Army at Okinawa during the American invasion of that island during World War II.

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Historical revisionism

In historiography, historical revisionism is the reinterpretation of a historical account.

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History of the Ryukyu Islands

This article is about the history of the Ryukyu Islands southwest of the main islands of Japan.

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History of United States Naval Operations in World War II

The History of United States Naval Operations in World War II is a 15-volume account of the United States Navy in World War II, written by Samuel Eliot Morison and published by Little, Brown and Company between 1947 and 1962.

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HMS Ulster (R83)

HMS Ulster was a U-class destroyer of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom that saw service during World War II.

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Human shield

A human shield is a non-combatant (or a group of non-combatants) who either volunteers or is forced to shield a legitimate military target in order to deter the enemy from attacking it.

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Iejima

, previously romanized in English as Ie Shima, is an island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, lying a few kilometers off the Motobu Peninsula on Okinawa Island.

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Iheya Island

Iheya Island (Okinawan: 伊平屋島, Ihyaajima) is an island located in the Okinawa Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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III Marine Expeditionary Force

III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) is a formation of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force of the United States Marine Corps.

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Imperial Japanese Army

The (IJA) was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan.

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Imperial Japanese Navy

The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun, 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Impressment

Impressment, colloquially "the press" or the "press gang", is the forced conscription of men into a military force, especially a naval force, via intimidation and physical coercion, conducted by an organized group (hence "gang").

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Infiltration tactics

In warfare, infiltration tactics involve small independent light infantry forces advancing into enemy rear areas, bypassing enemy frontline strongpoints, possibly isolating them for attack by follow-up troops with heavier weapons.

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International Herald Tribune

The International Herald Tribune (IHT) was a daily English-language newspaper published in Paris, France, for international English-speaking readers.

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Isamu Chō

was an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army known for his support of ultranationalist politics and involvement in a number of attempted coup d'états in pre-World War II Japan.

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Itoman, Okinawa

is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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James L. Day

Major General James Lewis Day (October 5, 1925 – October 28, 1998) was a United States Marine Corps major general who served in World War II, in the Korean War, and in the Vietnam War.

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Japan Policy Research Institute

The Japan Policy Research Institute (JPRI) is a non-profit organization organized under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code that was founded in 1994 by Chalmers Johnson and Steven C. Clemons in order "to promote public education about Japan, its then growing significance in world affairs, and trans-Pacific international relations." Japan was never the exclusive focus, and JPRI has also published many articles about China, Korea, Southeast Asia, and Inner Asia.

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Japanese archipelago

The Japanese archipelago (Japanese:, Nihon Rettō) is an archipelago of 14,125 islands that form the country of Japan.

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Japanese battleship Yamato

was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before World War II.

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Japanese cruiser Yahagi (1942)

was an which served with the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.

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John Keegan

Sir John Desmond Patrick Keegan (15 May 1934 – 2 August 2012) was an English military historian, lecturer, author and journalist.

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John P. Fardy

John Peter Fardy (August 15, 1922 – May 7, 1945) was a United States Marine who was killed in action during World War II.

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John R. Hodge

General John Reed Hodge (June 12, 1893 – November 12, 1963) was a highly decorated senior officer of the United States Army.

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John W. Meagher

John William Meagher (December 5, 1917 – April 14, 1996) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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Josef R. Sheetz

Major General Josef Robert Sheetz (1895–1992)"Biography of Major-General Josef Robert Sheetz.". Accessed 24 September 2008.

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Joseph E. Muller

Joseph E. Muller (June 23, 1908 – May 16, 1945) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II during the Battle of Okinawa.

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Joseph Stilwell

Joseph Warren "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army general who served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II.

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Kadena Air Base

(IATA: DNA, ICAO: RODN) is a United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Battle of Okinawa and Kadena Air Base are United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Kamikaze

, officially, were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who flew suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, intending to destroy warships more effectively than with conventional air attacks. Battle of Okinawa and Kamikaze are 1945 in Japan and Japan campaign.

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Kenzaburō Ōe

was a Japanese writer and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature.

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Kerama Islands

The are a subtropical island group southwest of Okinawa Island in Japan.

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Kyushu

is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa).

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Leapfrogging (strategy)

Leapfrogging, also known as island hopping, was an amphibious military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against the Empire of Japan during World War II.

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Lieutenant general (United States)

In the United States Armed Forces, a lieutenant general is a three-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

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Life (magazine)

Life is an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, a monthly from 1978 until 2000, and an online supplement since 2008.

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Light aircraft carrier

A light aircraft carrier, or light fleet carrier, is an aircraft carrier smaller than the standard carriers of a navy.

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Light cruiser

A light cruiser is a type of small or medium-sized warship.

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List of Imperial Japanese Navy admirals

The following is a list of the Admirals of the Imperial Japanese Navy during its existence from 1868 until 1945.

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Louis J. Hauge Jr.

Corporal Louis James Hauge Jr. (December 12, 1924 – May 14, 1945) was a United States Marine who posthumously received his nation's highest military honor — the Medal of Honor — for his actions during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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Major general (United States)

In the United States Armed Forces, a major general is a two-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

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Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates.

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Marc Mitscher

Marc Andrew "Pete" Mitscher (January 26, 1887 – February 3, 1947) was a pioneer in naval aviation who became an admiral in the United States Navy, and served as commander of the Fast Carrier Task Force in the Pacific during World War II.

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Marine Corps Air Station Futenma

is a United States Marine Corps base located in Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan, northeast of Naha, on the island of Okinawa. Battle of Okinawa and Marine Corps Air Station Futenma are United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Marine Corps Gazette

The Marine Corps Gazette is a professional journal by and for members of the United States Marine Corps.

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Mark Selden

Mark Selden (born 1938) is a coordinator of the open-access journal The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, a senior research associate in the East Asia Program at Cornell University, and Bartle Professor of History and Sociology at Binghamton University.

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Martin O. May

Martin O. May (April 18, 1922 – April 21, 1945) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.

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Masahide Ōta

was a Japanese academic and politician who served as the governor of Okinawa Prefecture from 1990 until 1998.

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Mass suicide

Mass suicide is a form of suicide, occurring when a group of people simultaneously kill themselves.

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Materiel

Materiel is supplies, equipment, and weapons in military supply-chain management, and typically supplies and equipment in a commercial supply chain context.

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Matome Ugaki

was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, remembered for his extensive and revealing war diary, role at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and kamikaze suicide hours after the announced surrender of Japan at the end of the war.

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Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army)

The Military Intelligence Corps is the intelligence branch of the United States Army.

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Military reserve

A military reserve, active reserve, reserve formation, or simply reserve, is a group of military personnel or units that is initially not committed to a battle by its commander, so that it remains available to address unforeseen situations or exploit sudden opportunities.

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Military strategy

Military strategy is a set of ideas implemented by military organizations to pursue desired strategic goals.

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Military tactics

Military tactics encompasses the art of organizing and employing fighting forces on or near the battlefield.

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Militia

A militia is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional or part-time soldiers; citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel; or, historically, to members of a warrior-nobility class (e.g.

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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

The is one of the eleven ministries of Japan that composes part of the executive branch of the government of Japan.

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Minoru Ōta

was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and the final commander of the Japanese naval forces defending the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa.

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Mitsuru Ushijima

was a Japanese general who served during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.

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Mixed Brigades (Imperial Japanese Army)

The Mixed Brigade was one of the military units of the Imperial Japanese Army.

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Morale

Morale is the capacity of a group's members to maintain belief in an institution or goal, particularly in the face of opposition or hardship.

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Mortar (weapon)

A mortar today is usually a simple, lightweight, man-portable, muzzle-loaded cannon, consisting of a smooth-bore (although some models use a rifled barrel) metal tube fixed to a base plate (to spread out the recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount and a sight.

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Motobu Peninsula

The is a peninsula in the Yanbaru region of Okinawa Island.

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Mount Yae

, also known as Mount Yaedake or Yae-take, is a mountain in Motobu, Okinawa on Okinawa Island.

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Mukden incident

The Mukden incident was a false flag event staged by Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

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Murder–suicide

A murder–suicide is an act where an individual intentionally kills one or more people before killing themselves.

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Naha

is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture of Japan.

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Nakagusuku Bay

is a bay on the southern coast of Okinawa Island on the Pacific Ocean in Japan. Battle of Okinawa and Nakagusuku Bay are Japan campaign and United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Napalm

Napalm is an incendiary mixture of a gelling agent and a volatile petrochemical (usually gasoline or diesel fuel).

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Naval Base Okinawa

Naval Base Okinawa, now Naval Facility Okinawa, is a number of bases built after the Battle of Okinawa by United States Navy on Okinawa Island, Japan. Battle of Okinawa and Naval Base Okinawa are 1945 in Japan, history of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan campaign and world War II operations and battles of the Pacific theatre.

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Naval gunfire support

Naval gunfire support (NGFS), also known as naval surface fire support (NSFS), or shore bombardment, is the use of naval artillery to provide fire support for amphibious assault and other troops operating within their range.

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Offensive (military)

An offensive is a military operation that seeks through an aggressive projection of armed forces to occupy or recapture territory, gain an objective or achieve some larger strategic, operational, or tactical goal.

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Okinawa Island

, officially, is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region.

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Okinawa Memorial Day

is a public holiday observed in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture annually on June 23 to remember the lives lost during the Battle of Okinawa.

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Okinawa Prefectural Assembly

The is the prefectural parliament of Okinawa.

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Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum

is a museum in Itoman, Okinawa.

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Okinawa Prefecture

is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.

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Okinawan language

The Okinawan language (沖縄口, ウチナーグチ) or Central Okinawan is a Northern Ryukyuan language spoken primarily in the southern half of the island of Okinawa, as well as in the surrounding islands of Kerama, Kumejima, Tonaki, Aguni and a number of smaller peripheral islands.

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Operation Downfall

Operation Downfall was the proposed Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II. Battle of Okinawa and Operation Downfall are invasions of Japan, Japan campaign, United States Marine Corps in World War II and world War II operations and battles of the Pacific theatre.

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Operation Ten-Go

, also known as Operation Heaven One (or Ten-ichi-gō 天一号), was the last major Japanese naval operation in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Battle of Okinawa and operation Ten-Go are 1945 in Japan and April 1945 events in Asia.

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Operation Zebra

Operation Zebra was a July 1945 major mine clearance operation by U.S. Navy minesweepers off Sakishima Gunto, in association with the invasion of Okinawa by Allied Forces in World War II. Battle of Okinawa and operation Zebra are Japan campaign.

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Osaka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.

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Pacific Ocean theater of World War II

The Pacific Ocean theater of World War II was a major theater of the Pacific War, the war between the Allies and the Empire of Japan.

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Pacific War

The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania.

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Propaganda in Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II

Japanese propaganda in the period just before and during World War II, was designed to assist the regime in governing during that time.

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Radar picket

A radar picket is a radar-equipped station, ship, submarine, aircraft, or vehicle used to increase the radar detection range around a nation or military (including naval) force to protect it from surprise attack, typically air attack, or from criminal activities such as smuggling.

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Rape during the occupation of Japan

Allied and Japanese troops committed a number of rapes during the Battle of Okinawa during the last months of the Pacific War and the subsequent Allied occupation of Japan. Battle of Okinawa and rape during the occupation of Japan are United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Raymond A. Spruance

Raymond Ames Spruance (July 3, 1886 – December 13, 1969) was a United States Navy admiral during World War II.

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Rear (military)

In military parlance, the rear is the part of concentration of military forces that is farthest from the enemy (compare its antonym, the front).

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Rear admiral

Rear admiral is a flag officer rank used by English-speaking navies.

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Regular army

A regular army is the official army of a state or country (the official armed forces), contrasting with irregular forces, such as volunteer irregular militias, private armies, mercenaries, etc.

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Reverse slope defence

A reverse slope defence is a military tactic where a defending force is positioned on the slope of an elevated terrain feature such as a hill, ridge, or mountain, on the side opposite from the attacking force.

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Richard E. Bush

Richard Earl Bush (December 23, 1924 – June 7, 2004) was a United States Marine corporal who received the Medal of Honor as a corporal for heroism on Okinawa during World War II.

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Richard Miles McCool

Richard Miles McCool Jr. (January 4, 1922 – March 5, 2008) was a United States Navy officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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Richmond K. Turner

Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner (May 27, 1885 – February 12, 1961), commonly known as Kelly Turner, was an admiral of the United States Navy during the Second World War, where he commanded the Amphibious Force in the Pacific theater.

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Robert Eugene Bush

Robert Eugene Bush (October 4, 1926 – November 8, 2005), at age 18, was the youngest member of the United States Navy in World War II to receive the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor.

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Robert M. McTureous Jr.

Robert Miller McTureous Jr. (March 26, 1924 – June 11, 1945) was a United States Marine and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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Roy Geiger

Roy Stanley Geiger (January 25, 1885 – January 23, 1947) was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served in World War I and World War II.

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Royal Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

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Royal Canadian Navy

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; Marine royale canadienne, MRC) is the naval force of Canada.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN; Sea Warriors of New Zealand) is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force.

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Ryūkyū Shimpō

The was the first Okinawan newspaper.

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Ryukyu Islands

The, also known as the or the, are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yonaguni the westernmost.

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Ryukyuan people

The Ryukyuan people (Ruuchuu minzuku or label, Ryūkyū minzoku, also Okinawans, Uchinaanchu, Lewchewan or Loochooan) are a Japonic-speaking East Asian ethnic group native to the Ryukyu Islands, which stretch between the islands of Kyushu and Taiwan.

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Sakishima Islands

The (or 先島群島, Sakishima-guntō) (Okinawan: Sachishima, Miyako: Saksїzїma, Yaeyama: Sakїzїma, Yonaguni: Satichima) are an archipelago located at the southernmost end of the Japanese Archipelago.

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San Pedro Bay (Philippines)

San Pedro Bay is a bay in the Philippines, at the northwest end of Leyte Gulf.

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Seabee

United States Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Navy Seabees, form the U.S. Naval Construction Forces (NCF).

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Seiichi Itō

was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the flag officer of the task force centered around the battleship on her final mission towards the end of World War II.

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Seppuku

, also called, is a form of Japanese ritualistic suicide by disembowelment.

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Seymour W. Terry

Seymour W. Terry (December 11, 1918 – May 13, 1945) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.

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Shinyo (suicide motorboat)

The were Japanese suicide motorboats developed during World War II.

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Shuri Castle

is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in Shuri, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Shuri, Okinawa

is a district of the city of Naha, Okinawa, Japan.

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Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.

Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (July 18, 1886 – June 18, 1945) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army during World War II who served in the Pacific Theater.

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Sortie

A sortie (from the French word meaning ''exit'' or from Latin root surgere meaning to "rise up") is a deployment or dispatch of one military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops, from a strongpoint.

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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia.

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Soviet invasion of Manchuria

The Soviet invasion of Manchuria, formally known as the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation or simply the Manchurian Operation, began on 9 August 1945 with the Soviet invasion of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. Battle of Okinawa and Soviet invasion of Manchuria are 1945 in Japan, battles of World War II involving Japan, world War II invasions and world War II operations and battles of the Pacific theatre.

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SS Brown Victory

Brown Victory was a Maritime Commission type VC2-S-AP2 Victory ship built during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program.

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SS Canada Victory

The SS Canada Victory was one of 531 Victory ships built during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program.

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SS Hobbs Victory

SS Hobbs Victory was a cargo Victory ship built for World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program.

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SS Logan Victory

SS Logan Victory was a cargo Victory ship built for World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program.

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Stars and Stripes (newspaper)

Stars and Stripes is a daily American military newspaper reporting on matters concerning the members of the United States Armed Forces and their communities, with an emphasis on those serving outside the United States.

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Stem (ship)

The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself.

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Stern

The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail.

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Suicide attack

A suicide attack is a deliberate attack in which the perpetrators knowingly sacrifice their own lives as part of the attack.

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Suicide in Japan

In Japan, is considered a major social issue.

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Supermarine Seafire

The Supermarine Seafire is a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire adapted for operation from aircraft carriers.

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Superstructure

A superstructure is an upward extension of an existing structure above a baseline.

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Surrender of Japan

The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally signed on 2 September 1945, ending the war. Battle of Okinawa and surrender of Japan are 1945 in Japan and Japan campaign.

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Tactical Air Force, Tenth Army

The Tactical Air Force, Tenth Army (TAF) was a joint aviation command of the Tenth United States Army that was responsible for commanding all land-based aviation and aviation command and control units during the Battle of Okinawa.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia.

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Taiwan under Japanese rule

The island of Taiwan, together with the Penghu Islands, became an annexed territory of Japan in 1895, when the Qing dynasty ceded Fujian-Taiwan Province in the Treaty of Shimonoseki after the Japanese victory in the First Sino-Japanese War.

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Tenth United States Army

The Tenth United States Army was the last army level command established during the Pacific War during World War II, and included divisions from both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps.

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Teruto Tsubota

Teruto "Terry" Tsubota (坪田 輝人, July 28, 1922 – May 22, 2013) was a second-generation Japanese American (Nisei) and a United States Marine.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Japan Times

The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper.

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The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa

The Pinnacle was the name given to a spire, atop a ridge of coral approximately southwest of Arakachi, Okinawa.

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Thirty-Second Army (Japan)

The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final stages of World War II.

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Torii Station

US Army Garrison Okinawa is a US Army facility located in Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Battle of Okinawa and Torii Station are United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Torpedo bomber

A torpedo bomber is a military aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with aerial torpedoes.

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Troopship

A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime.

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Tunnel warfare

Tunnel warfare is using tunnels and other underground cavities in war.

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Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944–1945

Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 19441945 is the final volume in the Pacific War trilogy written by best selling author and historian Ian W. Toll.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Army Center of Military History

The United States Army Center of Military History (CMH) is a directorate within the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.

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United States Army Command and General Staff College

The United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC or, obsolete, USACGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is a graduate school for United States Army and sister service officers, interagency representatives, and international military officers.

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United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands

The was the civil administration government in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (centered on Okinawa Island), replacing the United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (itself created at the conclusion of World War II) in 1950, and functioned until the islands were returned to Japan in 1972.

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United States Fifth Fleet

The Fifth Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy.

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United States Forces Japan

is a subordinate unified command of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. Battle of Okinawa and United States Forces Japan are United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture.

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces.

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United States Marine Corps Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion

The United States Marine Corps's Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, formerly Company, was a Marine Corps special operations forces of United States Marine and Hospital corpsman that performed clandestine operation preliminary pre–D-Day amphibious reconnaissance of planned beachheads and their littoral area within uncharted enemy territory for the joint-Navy/Marine force commanders of the Pacific Fleet during World War II.

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United States Third Fleet

The United States Third Fleet is one of the numbered fleets in the United States Navy.

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USS Aaron Ward (DM-34)

The third ship named USS Aaron Ward (DD-773/DM-34) in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward was a destroyer minelayer in the service of the United States Navy.

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USS Achernar

USS Achernar (AKA-53) was an attack cargo ship (a cargo ship designed to support amphibious warfare operations) of the United States Navy during World War II and after.

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USS Adams (DM-27)

USS Adams (DM-27) was a destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy.

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USS Alpine

USS Alpine (APA-92) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946.She was sold into commercial service in 1947 and was scrapped in 1971.

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USS Bache (DD-470)

USS Bache (DD/DDE-470), a, was the second ship of the United States Navy of that name.

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USS Barry (DD-248)

Barry (DD-248/APD-29) was a ''Clemson''-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS Bates

USS Bates (DE-68/APD-47) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945.

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USS Bennett

USS Bennett (DD-473), a, was a ship of the U.S. Navy that was named for the naval aviator Floyd Bennett (1890–1928), who flew towards the North Pole with Richard E. Byrd in 1926, but it is disputed whether they made it there.

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USS Birmingham (CL-62)

USS Birmingham (CL-62) was a light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II.

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USS Bowers

USS Bowers (DE-637/APD-40) was a of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Robert K. Bowers (1915-1941), who was killed in action aboard the battleship during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.

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USS Braine

USS Braine (DD-630), a, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel L. Braine (1829–1898), who served in the American Civil War.

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USS Bright

USS Bright (DE-747) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946.

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USS Bryant

USS Bryant (DD-665) was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Samuel W. Bryant (1877–1938).

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USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)

USS Bunker Hill (CV/CVA/CVS-17, AVT-9) was one of 24 s built during World War II for the United States Navy.

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USS Bush (DD-529)

USS Bush (DD-529), a, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant William Sharp Bush, USMC, who served on the during the War of 1812.

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USS Butler

USS Butler (DD-636), a, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler, twice awarded the Medal of Honor.

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USS Callaghan (DD-792)

USS Callaghan (DD-792), a, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan (1890–1942), who was killed in action in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the action.

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USS Carina

USS Carina (AK-74) was a, and the only ship of the US Navy to have this name.

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USS Cassin Young

USS Cassin Young (DD-793) is a of the United States Navy named for Captain Cassin Young (1894–1942), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism at the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942.

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USS Charles J. Badger

USS Charles J. Badger (DD-657) was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger (1853–1932), whose service included the Spanish–American War and World War I. Charles J. Badger was launched 3 April 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, N.Y., sponsored by Miss I.

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USS Chase (DE-158)

USS Chase (DE-158/APD-54) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946.

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USS Colhoun (DD-801)

USS Colhoun (DD-801), a, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Edmund Colhoun (1821–1897).

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USS Comfort (AH-6)

The second USS Comfort (AH-6) was launched 18 March 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, Los Angeles, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by First Lieutenant E. Hatchitt, USAMC; transferred to the Navy the same day; converted to a hospital ship by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, Calif.; and commissioned 5 May 1944.

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USS Curtiss (AV-4)

USS Curtiss (AV-4) was the first purpose-built seaplane tender constructed for the United States Navy.

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USS Defense

USS Defense (AM-317) was an acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

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USS Dickerson

USS Dickerson (DD-157) was a ''Wickes''-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and was converted to a high-speed transport at Charleston, South Carolina and designated APD-21 in 1943.

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USS Douglas H. Fox

USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) was an of the United States Navy.

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USS Drexler

USS Drexler (DD-741), an ''Allen M. Sumner''-class destroyer, was named for Ensign Henry Clay Drexler, a Medal of Honor recipient.

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USS Emmons

USS Emmons (DD-457/DMS-22) was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral George F. Emmons (1811–1884).

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USS England (DE-635)

USS England (DE-635), a of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign John C. England (1920–1941), who was killed in action aboard the battleship during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.

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USS Enterprise (CV-6)

USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1930s.

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USS Evans (DD-552)

USS Evans (DD-552), a, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans (1846–1912).

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USS Fieberling

USS Fieberling (DE-640) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1948.

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USS Foreman

USS Foreman (DE-633), a of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Andrew L. Foreman (1920–1942), who was killed in action aboard the heavy cruiser during the Battle of Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942.

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USS Forrest

USS Forrest (DD-461/DMS-24), was a of the United States Navy.

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USS Franklin (CV-13)

USS Franklin (CV/CVA/CVS-13, AVT-8), nicknamed "Big Ben," was one of 24 s built during World War II for the United States Navy, and the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name.

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USS Goodhue

USS Goodhue (APA-107) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946.

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USS Gregory (DD-802)

USS Gregory (DD-802) was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Francis H. Gregory (1780–1866), who served from the War of 1812 to the Civil War.

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USS Haggard

USS Haggard (DD-555) was a of the United States Navy named for Captain Haggard of the Louisa, who fought in the Quasi-War.

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USS Halligan

USS Halligan (DD-584) was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral John Halligan, Jr. (1876–1934).

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USS Halloran

USS Halloran (DE-305) was a of the United States Navy.

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USS Halsey Powell

USS Halsey Powell (DD-686), was a of the United States Navy.

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USS Hancock (CV-19)

USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19) was one of 24 s built during World War II for the United States Navy.

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USS Harding (DD-625)

USS Harding (DD-625) (later DMS-28), a, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seth Harding.

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USS Harry F. Bauer

USS Harry F. Bauer (DD-738/DM-26/MMD-26) was a destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy.

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USS Haynsworth

USS Haynsworth (DD-700), was an of the United States Navy.

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USS Hazelwood (DD-531)

USS Hazelwood (DD-531) was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy.

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USS Henrico

USS Henrico (APA-45) was a that served with the United States Navy in World War II, and subsequently in the Korean War, Cold War and Vietnam War.

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USS Hinsdale

USS Hinsdale (APA-120) was a ''Haskell''-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946.

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USS Hobson

USS Hobson (DD-464/DMS-26), a, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Richmond Pearson Hobson, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Spanish–American War.

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USS Hopkins (DD-249)

USS Hopkins (DD-249/DMS-13) was a destroyer built in 1920 and in United States Navy service between 1921 and 1946.

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USS Hopping

USS Hopping (DE-155) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947.

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USS Howorth

USS Howorth (DD-592) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS Hugh W. Hadley

USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774) was an which served in the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS Hutchins

USS Hutchins (DD-476), was a, of the United States Navy named after Naval aviator Lieutenant Carlton B. Hutchins (1904–1938), who though mortally injured, was able to remain at the controls of his aircraft and allow his surviving crew to parachute to safety and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

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USS Hyman

USS Hyman (DD-732), was an of the United States Navy.

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USS Idaho (BB-42)

USS Idaho (BB-42), a, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 43rd state.

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USS Inca (IX-229)

USS Inca, a 3,381-ton (light displacement) "Liberty" ship, was launched in March 1943 in Los Angeles, California, and entered merchant service later the same month as SS William B. Allison, MCE hull 724.

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USS Indianapolis (CA-35)

USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana.

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USS Ingraham (DD-694)

USS Ingraham (DD-694) was a United States Navy, the third ship in U.S. Navy history to be named for Duncan Ingraham.

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USS Intrepid (CV-11)

USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11), also known as The Fighting "I", is one of 24 s built during World War II for the United States Navy.

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USS Isherwood (DD-520)

USS Isherwood (DD-520), a, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Isherwood (1822–1915).

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USS J. William Ditter

USS J. William Ditter (DD-751/DM-31) was a destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy.

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USS John C. Butler

USS John C. Butler (DE-339) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escorts in the service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946.

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USS Kidd (DD-661)

USS Kidd (DD-661), a, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on the bridge of his flagship during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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USS Kimberly (DD-521)

USS Kimberly (DD-521) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947, then from 1951 to 1954.

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USS Laffey (DD-724)

USS Laffey (DD-724) is an, which was constructed during World War II, laid down and launched in 1943, and commissioned in February 1944.

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USS LCI-90

USS LCI(L)-90 was an amphibious assault ship manned by a United States Coast Guard crew.

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USS Leutze

USS Leutze (DD-481) was a in the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS Lindsey

USS Lindsey (DD-771/DM-32/MMD-32) was a destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS Little (DD-803)

USS Little (DD-803), a, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain George Little (1754–1809).

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USS Longshaw

USS Longshaw (DD-559), a, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Dr.

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USS Louisville (CA-28)

USS Louisville (CL/CA-28), a, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Louisville, Kentucky.

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USS Loy

USS Loy (DE-160/APD-56), a in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947.

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USS LSM(R)-188

USS LSM(R)-188 was the lead ship of her class of twelve Landing Ship Medium (Rocket) of the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS LSM(R)-189

USS LSM(R)-189 was a LSM(R)-188 class Landing Ship Medium (rocket) of the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS LSM(R)-190

USS LSM(R)-190 was a United States Navy LSM(R)-188-class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket).

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USS LSM(R)-194

USS LSM(R)-194 was a LSM(R)-188-class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket) of the United States Navy during World War II, which took part in the Battle of Okinawa.

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USS LSM(R)-195

LSM(R)-195 was laid down at Charleston Navy Yard.

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USS LST-447

USS LST-447 was a United States Navy used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

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USS LST-884

USS LST-884 was an ''LST-542''-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy.

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USS Luce (DD-522)

USS Luce (DD-522), a, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce (1827–1917).

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USS Macomb

USS Macomb (DD-458/DMS-23) was a of the United States Navy, named for Commodore William H. Macomb (1819–1872) and Rear Admiral David B. Macomb (1827–1911).

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USS Mannert L. Abele

USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733), was an of the United States Navy.

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USS Maryland (BB-46)

USS Maryland (BB-46), also known as "Old Mary" or "Fighting Mary" to her crewmates, was a. She was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the seventh state.

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USS Mississippi (BB-41)

USS Mississippi (BB-41/AG-128), the second of three members of the of battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 20th state.

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USS Missouri (BB-63)

USS Missouri (BB-63) is an built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is a museum ship.

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USS Morris (DD-417)

USS Morris (DD-417), a World War II-era ''Sims''-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, was named after Commodore Charles Morris.

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USS Morrison

USS Morrison (DD-560), a, was a ship of the United States Navy, named for Coxswain John G. Morrison (1838–1897), who received the Medal of Honor for exceptional bravery during the Civil War.

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USS Mullany (DD-528)

USS Mullany (DD-528), a, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James Robert Madison Mullany (1818–1887).

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USS Murray (DD-576)

The third USS Murray (DD/DDE-576) was a in the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS Natoma Bay

USS Natoma Bay (CVE–62) was a of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific War during World War II.

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USS Nevada (BB-36)

USS Nevada (BB-36), the third United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two s. Launched in 1914, Nevada was a leap forward in dreadnought technology; four of her new features would be included on almost every subsequent US battleship: triple gun turrets, oil in place of coal for fuel, geared steam turbines for greater range, and the "all or nothing" armor principle.

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USS New Mexico (BB-40)

USS New Mexico (BB-40) was a battleship in service with the United States Navy from 1918 to 1946.

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USS New York (BB-34)

USS New York (BB-34) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class.

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USS Newcomb

USS Newcomb (DD-586) was a in the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS O'Brien (DD-725)

USS O'Brien (DD-725), an, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named after Captain Jeremiah O'Brien and his five brothers, Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph, who captured on 12 June 1775 during the American Revolution.

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USS O'Neill

USS O'Neill (DE-188) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946.

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USS Oberrender

USS Oberrender (DE-344) was a ''John C. Butler''–class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS PGM-18

USS PGM-18 was a built for the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS Pinkney

USS Pinkney (APH-2) was a ''Tryon''-class evacuation transport that was assigned to the U.S. Navy during World War II.

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USS Prichett

USS Prichett (DD-561), was a of the United States Navy.

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USS Pringle

USS Pringle (DD-477), a, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Joel R. P. Pringle (1873–1932).

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USS Purdy

USS Purdy (DD-734), was an of the United States Navy.

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USS Rall

USS Rall (DE-304) was an of the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS Rathburne (DD-113)

USS Rathburne (DD–113) was a in the United States Navy during both World Wars.

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USS Rednour

USS Rednour (APD-102) was a that served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946.

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USS Rodman

USS Rodman (DD-456/DMS-21), a, is the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Hugh Rodman.

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USS Roper

USS Roper (DD-147) was a ''Wickes''-class destroyer in the United States Navy, later converted to a high-speed transport and redesignated APD-20.

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USS Sangamon (CVE-26)

USS Sangamon (CVE-26) was a US Navy escort carrier of World War II.

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USS Shea

USS Shea (DD-750/DM-30/MMD-30) was a destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy.

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USS Shubrick (DD-639)

USS Shubrick (DD-639), a, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral William B. Shubrick.

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USS Sigsbee

USS Sigsbee (DD-502), a, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee (1845–1923).

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USS Skylark (AM-63)

USS Skylark (AM-63) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS Spectacle (AM-305)

USS Spectacle (AM-305) was a steel-hulled Admirable class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II.

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USS Sterett (DD-407)

USS Sterett (DD-407) was a in the United States Navy.

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USS Stormes

USS Stormes (DD-780) was an that served in the United States Navy.

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USS Swallow (AM-65)

USS Swallow (AM-65) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS Tennessee (BB-43)

USS Tennessee (BB-43) was the lead ship of the of dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1910s.

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USS Terror (CM-5)

USS Terror (CM-5) was a fleet minelayer of the United States Navy, the only minelayer of the fleet built specifically for and retained for minelaying during World War II (two sister ships, the ''Catskill'' and the ''Ozark'', were converted into LSVs before commissioning).

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USS Thatcher (DD-514)

USS Thatcher (DD-514), a, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Henry K. Thatcher (1806–1880).

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USS Twiggs (DD-591)

USS Twiggs (DD-591), a, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Major Levi Twiggs (1793–1847).

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USS Wake Island

USS Wake Island (CVE-65) was a of the United States Navy.

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USS Wasp (CV-18)

USS Wasp (CV/CVA/CVS-18) was one of 24 s built during World War II for the United States Navy.

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USS Wesson

USS Wesson (DE-184) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS West Virginia (BB-48)

USS West Virginia (BB-48) was the fourth dreadnought battleship of the, though because was cancelled, she was the third and final member of the class to be completed.

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USS Whitehurst

USS Whitehurst (DE-634), a of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Henry Purefoy Whitehurst, Jr., a crew member of the who was killed during the Battle of Savo Island in August 1942.

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USS William D. Porter (DD-579)

USS William D. Porter (DD-579) was a of the United States Navy, named for Commodore William D. Porter (1808–1864), during World War II.

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USS Witter

USS Witter (DE-636), a of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Jean C. Witter (1921–1942), who was killed in action aboard the heavy cruiser during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on the night of 12–13 November 1942.

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USS Wyandot

USS Wyandot (AKA-92) was an named after Wyandot County, Ohio.

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USS Zellars

USS Zellars (DD-777), was an that served in the United States Navy.

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Vice admiral (United States)

Vice admiral (abbreviated as VADM) is a three-star commissioned officer rank in the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps, with the pay grade of O-9.

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Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953) is an American classicist, military historian, and conservative political commentator.

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Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign

The Volcano and Ryūkyū Islands campaign was a series of battles and engagements between Allied forces and Imperial Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean campaign of World War II between January and June 1945. Battle of Okinawa and Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign are Japan campaign and United States Marine Corps in World War II.

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Ward Wilson

Ward Hayes Wilson (born April 26, 1956) is an American researcher who is the executive director of RealistRevolt, a grassroots advocacy organization in the Chicago area.

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William A. Foster

William Adelbert Foster (February 17, 1915 – May 2, 1945) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty" during World War II during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.

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William D. Halyburton Jr.

William David Halyburton Jr. (October 2, 1924 – May 10, 1945) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action during World War II while assigned to a Marine Corps rifle company.

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William Halsey Jr.

William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. (October 30, 1882 – August 16, 1959) was an American Navy admiral during World War II.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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XXIV Corps (United States)

XXIV Corps (24th Corps) was a U.S. Army Corps-level command during World War II and the Vietnam War.

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YMS-1-class minesweeper

The YMS-1 class of auxiliary motor minesweepers was established with the laying down of YMS-1 on 4 March 1941.

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Yokosuka D4Y

The is a two-seat carrier-based dive bomber developed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1942 to 1945 during World War II.

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Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka

The Yokosuka MXY-7 was a purpose-built, rocket-powered human-guided kamikaze attack-aircraft deployed by Japan against Allied ships in the Pacific Ocean theater towards the end of World War II.

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Yomitan

is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Yonabaru, Okinawa

is a town in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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155 mm gun M1

The 155 mm gun M1 was a 155 millimeter caliber field gun developed and used by the United States military.

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1945 Katsuyama killing incident

The 1945 Katsuyama killing incident was the killing of three African-American United States Marines in Katsuyama near Nago, Okinawa after the Battle of Okinawa on July 10, 1945, to August 13, 1946. Battle of Okinawa and 1945 Katsuyama killing incident are United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture.

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1st Battalion, 5th Marines

1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 800 Marines and sailors.

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1st Marine Division

The 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV) is a Marine division of the United States Marine Corps headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

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22nd Marine Regiment

The 22nd Marine Regiment (22nd Marines) is an inactive United States Marine Corps infantry regiment.

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24th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army.

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27th Infantry Division (United States)

The 27th Infantry Division was a unit of the Army National Guard in World War I and World War II.

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28th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army.

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2nd Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)

The was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) created as a mobile strike force in response to hostilities with Russia, and saw action in every IJN military operation until the end of World War II.

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2nd Marine Division

The 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV) is a division of the United States Marine Corps, which forms the ground combat element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF).

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5th Marine Regiment

The 5th Marine Regiment (also referred to as "5th Marines") is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

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62nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army.

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6th Marine Division (United States)

The 6th Marine Division was a United States Marine Corps World War II infantry division formed in September 1944.

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763rd Tank Battalion (United States)

The 763rd Tank Battalion was an independent tank battalion of the United States Army during World War II.

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77th Sustainment Brigade

The 77th Sustainment Brigade is a unit of the United States Army that inherited the lineage of the 77th Infantry Division ("Statue of Liberty"), which served in World War I and World War II.

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7th Infantry Division (United States)

The 7th Infantry Division is an active duty infantry division of the United States Army based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord charged with sustaining the combat readiness of two Stryker brigade combat teams (BCT), a combat aviation brigade, and a Division Artillery Unit, as well as participating in several yearly partnered exercises and operations in support of U.S.

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96th Infantry Division (United States)

The 96th Infantry Division was an infantry division (military) of the United States Army.

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9th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army.

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See also

Amphibious operations involving the United States

• Allied invasion of Italy
• Allied invasion of Sicily
• Battle of Ad-Dawrah
• Battle of Anzio
• Battle of Arawe
• Battle of Attu
• Battle of Eniwetok
• Battle of Ganghwa
• Battle of Guam (1944)
• Battle of Hollandia
• Battle of Inchon
• Battle of Iwo Jima
• Battle of Jangsari
• Battle of Kwajalein
• Battle of Leyte order of battle
• Battle of Makin
• Battle of Morotai
• Battle of Okinawa
• Battle of Puerto Plata Harbor
• Battle of Sansapor
• Battle of Tarawa
• Battle of Wakde
• Battle of the Barrier Forts
• Central Marianas naval order of battle
• Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
• Guadalcanal campaign
• Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
• Landing at Aitape
• Landing at Amchitka
• Landings at Cape Torokina
• Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
• Normandy landings
• Operation Cottage
• Operation Dragoon
• Operation Shufly
• Operation Starlite
• Operation Torch
• Operation United Shield
• Raid of Nassau
• Raid on Makin Island
• Santo Domingo Affair
• Second Battle of Fort Fisher
• Siege of Veracruz
• United States amphibious operations
• United States occupation of Veracruz

April 1945 events in Asia

• Battle for Cebu City
• Battle of Davao
• Battle of Mindanao
• Battle of Okinawa
• Battle of Visayas
• Battle of West Hunan
• Invasion of Palawan
• Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina
• Okinawa ground order of battle
• Operation Ten-Go

Battles of World War II involving New Zealand

• Battle of 42nd Street
• Battle of Alam el Halfa
• Battle of Crete
• Battle of El Agheila
• Battle of Medenine
• Battle of Mersa Matruh
• Battle of Monte Cassino
• Battle of Okinawa
• Battle of Olympus (1941)
• Battle of Palembang
• Battle of Point 175
• Battle of Porton Plantation
• Battle of Rimini (1944)
• Battle of Tempe Gorge
• Battle of Thermopylae (1941)
• Battle of Tsimba Ridge
• Battle of Wadi Akarit
• Battle of the Corinth Canal
• Battle of the Green Islands
• Battle of the Hongorai River
• Battle of the Mareth Line
• Battle of the Treasury Islands
• Bernhardt Line
• First Battle of El Alamein
• German invasion of Greece
• Landings at Cape Torokina
• Neutralisation of Rabaul
• Second Battle of El Alamein
• Second Battle of El Alamein order of battle
• Siege of Malta (World War II)
• Siege of Tobruk

History of Okinawa Prefecture

• 1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami
• 26th G8 summit
• Battle of Okinawa
• Expo '75
• Gusuku period
• Iriomote submarine volcano
• Kamuiyaki ware
• Karate
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Okinawa)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Okinawa)
• Loochoo Naval Mission
• Matsuda Michiyuki
• Naval Base Okinawa
• Okinawa Prefectural Railways
• Okinawa Prefecture Archaeological Center
• Okinawa Shrine
• Okinawa ground order of battle
• Raid on Yontan Airfield
• Relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
• Ryukyu Disposition
• Ryukyu Domain
• Ryukyu Kingdom
• Sakishima Beacons
• Sanzan period
• Typhoon Cora (1966)
• Typhoon Neoguri (2014)
• United States nuclear weapons in Japan
• Urasoe yōdore

Invasions by the United Kingdom

• 2003 invasion of Iraq
• Allied invasion of Italy
• Allied invasion of Sicily
• Allied occupation of Iceland
• Anglo-Russian occupation of Naples
• Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
• Anglo-Zulu War
• Assault on Rutbah Fort (1941)
• Battle of Okinawa
• British expedition to Tibet
• British invasions of the River Plate
• British occupation of the Faroe Islands
• Chesapeake campaign
• First Anglo-Afghan War
• History of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
• Invasion of Île Bonaparte
• Invasion of Elba
• Invasion of Guadeloupe (1810)
• Invasion of Guadeloupe (1815)
• Invasion of Iceland
• Invasion of Isle de France
• Invasion of Java (1811)
• Invasion of Martinique (1809)
• Invasion of the Danish West Indies
• Maitland Plan
• Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811
• Operation Abstention
• Operation Avalanche
• Operation Dragoon
• Operation Overlord
• Second Anglo-Afghan War
• Third Anglo-Afghan War
• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Invasions by the United States

• 2003 invasion of Iraq
• Allied invasion of Italy
• Allied invasion of Sicily
• Banana Wars
• Battle of Guantánamo Bay
• Battle of Iwo Jima
• Battle of Marseille
• Battle of Okinawa
• Battle of Toulon (1944)
• Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo
• Bay of Pigs Invasion
• Cambodian campaign
• Candelaria border incursion of 1919
• Cherokee removal
• Dominican Civil War
• Géo Gras Group
• History of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
• Invasion of Elba
• Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
• Invasion of Palawan
• Landing at Aitape
• March to Quebec
• Mexican–American War
• Normandy landings
• Okinawa ground order of battle
• Operation Avalanche
• Operation Dragoon
• Operation Overlord
• Operation Torch
• Operation Uphold Democracy
• Philippine–American War
• Raid at Renacer Prison
• Raid on Yontan Airfield
• Scarlett Martínez International Airport
• Siegfried Line campaign
• Timeline of US intervention in the Syrian civil war
• US intervention in the Syrian civil war
• United States invasion of Afghanistan
• United States invasion of Grenada
• United States invasion of Panama
• United States occupation of Haiti
• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Invasions of Japan

• Battle of Okinawa
• Kublai Khan's campaigns
• Mongol invasions of Japan
• Okinawa ground order of battle
• Operation Downfall
• Raid on Yontan Airfield
• Toi invasion
• Ōei Invasion

Japan–United Kingdom military relations

• Action of 11 January 1944
• Action of 13 November 1943
• Action of 17 July 1944
• Anglo-Japanese Alliance
• Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea (July 1945)
• Battle of Okinawa
• Battle of Ramree Island
• Bombardment of Kagoshima
• Bombing of Singapore (1941)
• Bombing of Singapore (1944–1945)
• British Commonwealth Occupation Force
• Indian Ocean raid (1944)
• Japanese Instrument of Surrender
• Japanese declaration of war on the United States and the British Empire
• Shimonoseki campaign
• Shirakumo-class destroyer
• United Kingdom declaration of war on Japan
• Vigilant Isles 22

June 1945 events in Asia

• Action of 8 June 1945
• Battle of Beaufort (1945)
• Battle of Bessang Pass
• Battle of Davao
• Battle of Labuan
• Battle of Mindanao
• Battle of North Borneo
• Battle of Okinawa
• Battle of Ratsua
• Battle of Tarakan (1945)
• Battle of Visayas
• Battle of Wawa Dam
• Battle of West Hunan
• Bombing of Fukuoka
• Borneo campaign
• Okinawa ground order of battle

May 1945 events in Asia

• 6th National Congress of the Kuomintang
• Battle of Davao
• Battle of Mindanao
• Battle of Okinawa
• Battle of Tarakan (1945)
• Battle of Visayas
• Battle of West Henan–North Hubei
• Battle of West Hunan
• Borneo campaign
• Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina
• Okinawa ground order of battle

Murder–suicides in Asia

• 1 July police stabbing
• 2001 Indian Parliament attack
• 2014 Kabul Serena Hotel shooting
• 2015 Kuwait mosque bombing
• 2016 Taoyuan bus fire
• 2019 Tripoli shooting
• 2022 Nong Bua Lamphu massacre
• Abu Lu'lu'a
• Anat Elimelech
• Azerbaijan State Oil Academy shooting
• Battle of Okinawa
• Beersheba bank shooting
• Birendra of Nepal
• Brij Sadanah
• Carlton Barber's Shop fire
• Dipendra of Nepal
• Nantou shooting
• Nepalese royal massacre
• Okinawa ground order of battle
• Phùng Thị Chính
• Resorts World Manila attack
• Sainthamaruthu shootout
• Sayeeda Khan
• Sinasa massacre
• Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack
• Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita
• Yaroslavsky shooting

United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture

• 1945 Katsuyama killing incident
• 1959 Okinawa F-100 crash
• 1995 Okinawa rape incident
• 1996 Padilla car crash
• 1998 Eskridge car crash
• Albert Watson II
• Battle of Okinawa
• Cactus Ridge
• Camp Courtney
• Camp Foster
• Camp Gonsalves
• Camp Hansen
• Camp Kinser
• Camp McTureous
• Camp Schwab
• Fort Buckner
• Irisuna-jima
• Kadena Air Base
• Koza riot
• Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
• Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler
• Marine Wing Liaison Kadena
• Michael Brown Okinawa assault incident
• Naha Port Facility
• Nakagusuku Bay
• Okinawa Marine
• Okinawa ground order of battle
• Raid on Yontan Airfield
• Rape during the occupation of Japan
• Relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
• Second Son (novel)
• Special Action Committee on Okinawa
• Torii Station
• Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan
• U.S.–Japan Alliance
• U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement
• United States Forces Japan
• Yumiko-chan incident

World War II operations and battles of the Pacific theatre

• Battle of Attu
• Battle of Borneo (1941–1942)
• Battle of Guam (1944)
• Battle of Hong Kong
• Battle of Iwo Jima
• Battle of Leyte order of battle
• Battle of Okinawa
• Battle of Peleliu
• Battle of Saipan
• Battle of Saipan order of battle
• Battle of Tarawa
• Battle of Tarawa order of battle
• Battle of Tinian order of battle
• Battle of Wake Island
• Bibliography of the Battle of Saipan
• Borneo campaign
• Fort Drum (Philippines)
• Guadalcanal campaign
• Guam (1944) order of battle
• Japan campaign
• List of Japanese operations during World War II
• Naval Base Iwo Jima
• Naval Base Manus
• Naval Base Okinawa
• Okinawa ground order of battle
• Operation Bajadere
• Operation Causeway
• Operation Downfall
• Operation FS
• Operation K
• Operation Kikusui
• Operation Lilliput
• Operation PX
• Operation RY
• Pacific Theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II
• Piso Point
• South West Pacific theatre of World War II
• Soviet invasion of Manchuria
• Soviet–Japanese War

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa

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