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7ID and Operation Iceberg: It All Began With the Invasion of Okinawa on April 1, 1945

Few units hold the distinction to have fought an enemy of the United States on U.S. soil. The 7th Infantry Division is one of those few. During World War II, the United States experienced something ...
Yahoo

77 years ago, the US's largest invasion in the Pacific may have prevented an even bigger fight with the Japanese

In spring 1945, the US island-hopping campaign was drawing closer to the Japanese mainland. US commanders were thinking about an invasion of Japanese itself, and invading Okinawa was seen as a prelude ...
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Landing at Okinawa and the USS Bush

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Buzz Bissinger recounted the World War II Battle of Okinawa (1945) and the sinking of the USS Bush. Author Buzz Bissinger recounted the World ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Local U.S. Marines will meet on anniversary of Okinawa invasion

The Northampton County Detachment No. 298 Marine Corps League will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 1, at 1621 Lehigh Street in Easton. The meeting date, April 1, is the anniversary of the invasion of ...
NewarkAdvocate.com

Veteran's column: Newark's Pickrel earns honors in invasion of Okinawa

Carl Sherman Pickrel was born in Newark on June 30, 1922. On June 14, 1941, he married Betty Jean Shaw in Zanesville, Ohio. In May of 1942, the family welcomed a son into their home that they named ...