A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the ...

An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the scars remain, allowing visitors to get up close and touch history.

Shinichi Gibo survived the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 at the age of 6, but he has lived with a persistent trauma ever since.

Relatives of war correspondent Ernie Pyle gathered with Marines in Okinawa for a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of his ...

A new documentary film that depicts the long campaigns waged by two Okinawa governors against the concentration of U.S.

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 ...

During the Battle of Okinawa, civilians were caught between two major military forces, each determined to fight to the last. The United States and its allies launched the massive operation in ...

Walter LaSota was blown out of a foxhole by a Japanese bomb the first time he was wounded during the World War II Battle of Okinawa. LaSota, a private with I Company, 22nd Marine Regiment ...

Roughly 100,000 Japanese military and 50,000 Okinawans were ... a US Department of Defense school teacher who curates the Okinawa Battle Sites Facebook page, is also invested in the battle site ...

By Robert Abate This year marks the 80th Anniversary of the American invasion of Okinawa – Easter Sunday, April 01, 1945 – ...

A memorial ceremony was held in an Okinawa Prefecture village on Wednesday, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. military's landing on the Kerama Islands, which preceded fierce ground battles in the ...