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Kakazu Gorge, Okinawa, Japan, photo taken after the Okinawa CampaignTBM-3 Avenger of Torpedo Squadron 6 flying from USS Hancock flies over ships of Task Force 58 around Okinawa, Mar-Aug 1945Town of Ie viewed from Iegusugu Pinnacle, with Red 3 and Red 4 beaches beyond, Ie Shima, Japan, 1945Worth Buttram, Leonard Busby, Edwin Fogolman, Lieutenant Samuel Raymond (with white flag), and Edward Patot escorting a Japanese prisoner, Kerama Retto, Japan, Aug-Sep 1945
Kakazu Gorge, Okinawa, Japan, photo taken after the Okinawa CampaignTBM-3 Avenger of Torpedo Squadron 6 flying from USS Hancock flies over ships of Task Force 58 around Okinawa, Mar-Aug 1945Town of Ie viewed from Iegusugu Pinnacle, with Red 3 and Red 4 beaches beyond, Ie Shima, Japan, 1945Worth Buttram, Leonard Busby, Edwin Fogolman, Lieutenant Samuel Raymond (with white flag), and Edward Patot escorting a Japanese prisoner, Kerama Retto, Japan, Aug-Sep 1945
President Truman presenting the Medal of Honor to medical corpsman Desmond Doss at the White House, Washington DC, 12 Oct 1945. The medal was for actions on Okinawa, Japan. Photo 3 of 3.Illustration of bomb and torpedo hits on battleship Yamato, 7 Apr 1945, part of Commander MiyamotoFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 1 of 15; the memorial for those who sacrificed their lives in the defenseFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 10 of 15; flag officer
President Truman presenting the Medal of Honor to medical corpsman Desmond Doss at the White House, Washington DC, 12 Oct 1945. The medal was for actions on Okinawa, Japan. Photo 3 of 3.Illustration of bomb and torpedo hits on battleship Yamato, 7 Apr 1945, part of Commander Miyamoto's interrogation, 25 Oct 1945Former Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 1 of 15; the memorial for those who sacrificed their lives in the defenseFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 10 of 15; flag officer's room
Former Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 11 of 15; petty officersFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 12 of 15; petty officersFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 13 of 15; flag officerFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 14 of 15; commanding officer
Former Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 11 of 15; petty officers' quartersFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 12 of 15; petty officers' quartersFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 13 of 15; flag officer's roomFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 14 of 15; commanding officer's room
Former Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 2 of 15; the entrance of the underground tunnelsFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 3 of 15; tunnelFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 5 of 15; some Japanese committed suicide with grenades in this operations room, leaving walls damaged with fragmentsFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 6 of 15; some Japanese committed suicide with grenades in this operations room, leaving walls damaged with fragments
Former Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 2 of 15; the entrance of the underground tunnelsFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 3 of 15; tunnelFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 5 of 15; some Japanese committed suicide with grenades in this operations room, leaving walls damaged with fragmentsFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 6 of 15; some Japanese committed suicide with grenades in this operations room, leaving walls damaged with fragments
Former Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 7 of 15; some Japanese committed suicide with grenades in this operations room, leaving walls damaged with fragmentsFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 8 of 15; commanding officerFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 9 of 15; commanding officerHimeyuri Memorial, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 1 of 3
Former Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 7 of 15; some Japanese committed suicide with grenades in this operations room, leaving walls damaged with fragmentsFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 8 of 15; commanding officer's roomFormer Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 9 of 15; commanding officer's roomHimeyuri Memorial, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 1 of 3

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