Under the cover of a naval bombardment of more than 100,000 shells, the American military began landing on Okinawa at 8:30 am. It was the beginning of a merciless battle that was later described ...

The commandant of the Marine Corps expressed concern Wednesday over a U.S. agreement with the Japanese government that requires the service to move thousands of its troops off of Okinawa.

They were young Americans who either volunteered for service or were drafted and ended up in Okinawa. Eugene B. Sledge (1923-2001), a U.S. Marine who survived the battle, chronicled his ...

We found more detailed information about this battle in US military archives, some of it kept at a US Marine base in Okinawa. Mark Waycaster, a curator of The Battle of Okinawa Historical Display ...

During the Battle of Okinawa, civilians were caught between 2 major military forces, each determined to fight to the end. More than 120,000 civilians were killed. After the battle, Okinawa served ...

The ground battle raged for about three ... 70 percent of all U.S. military facilities in Japan are concentrated in Okinawa Prefecture. He added that incidents and accidents involving U.S ...

Currently, there are 19,000 U.S. Marines stationed in Okinawa. The island location is ... where the island was the site of a bloody battle that claimed the lives of 200,000 people, including ...

and misery of the 82-day battle for Okinawa was disheartening for the Marines. For Jack Hoag and George Niland, with the 6th Marine Division, the future seemed bleak. On Okinawa, both had ...

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest ... In 1972, administration of the island reverted back to Japan, but American military bases remain to this day.

At Okinawa, over 250,000 soldiers fought a desperate, 82-day battle that only half would survive. THE HISTORY CHANNEL takes a riveting look at one of the most storied engagements in military history.