The Battle of Okinawa in World War II ended on June 22, 1945. According to history.com, the battle was the last major battle of World War II and one of the bloodiest. “On April 1, 1945 – Easter Sunday ...

In 2010, the late John W. Keller, told Patriot-News reporter Matt Miller about his experiences during the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Miller wrote then, “For the sailors aboard the USS ...

April 1945. The Pacific War had decisively turned in favour for the United States. During the waning days of that month, the colossal Japanese battleship Yamato, a maritime behemoth, set sail for ...

Here is a slightly revised version of a package of stories we first ran five years ago, commemorating the final land battle of the Pacific in World War II. The largest amphibious invasion of the ...

There was no joking on April 1, 1945. That was when a major invasion began at Okinawa and lasted for the next 82 days, finally ending on June 22. There were several from our region who were either on ...

NEWBURYPORT — April 1 may mean April Fools’ Day to most but the date has a lot more meaning to one city veteran who is making sure it is remembered as “The Battle for Okinawa Day.” The Battle of ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) — Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum is hosting a memorial to honor fallen sailors from a historic battle on Tuesday. Thirty-two sailors were killed in the Battle of ...

March 23, 2021, marked the 76th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Okinawa, the first and only battle fought by U.S. soldiers on Japanese soil, and one Twitter account is making daily tweets ...

Okinawa marked the 77th anniversary Thursday of the end of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, with the governor calling for a further reduction of the U.S. military presence there as local ...

Douglas Baker’s first World War II battle was his last. Unlike most of his comrades, he came through without a scratch. For the Maywood man, the war amounted to the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, in which ...

The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully avoiding the sharp limestone roof while ...