The World War II Battle of Okinawa left an estimated 240,000 people killed or missing — and 80 years later, their bones are still being unearthed by dedicated volunteers. Japan’s southernmost ...

NAHA--Kiyoshi Uezu and his parents lived through the Battle of Okinawa, but he feels they never truly “survived” the war. Both Okinawa and the Uezu family have a long history of suffering and ...

A landscaper working on a historical film about the Battle of Okinawa uncovered human remains last summer on Ie Shima, marking the first such discovery on the island in more than 20 years ...

I cannot even begin to imagine the anguish that innocent civilians of Okinawa felt as they faced their deaths in the Battle of Okinawa which was fought on their land 75 years ago. And nothing ...

Ernie Pyle, one of America's most recognized war correspondents, was killed while covering the Battle of Okinawa during World ...

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 ...

They would be among the estimated 240,000 people killed or missing in the Battle of Okinawa, from the landing of the US invasion force on April 1, 1945, to the Americans’ declaration of victory ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Eighty years ago, one of America’s most recognized war correspondents was killed while covering the Battle of Okinawa during ... “They are in the mud, rain, frost ...

It's not just a nickname, it's a badge of honor that cements the former U.S. destroyer's place in history, particularly after the Battle of Okinawa. It also marks it as the last remaining ...