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 ...

A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa. The suicide attack instantly killed the pilot ...

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 ...

Harumi Miyagi’s mother was a village employee on the small island of Zamami in Okinawa Prefecture who provided food and lodging for 15 Japanese soldiers at her home in 1945. When a U.S. military ...

The 82-day battle for Okinawa was the largest Pacific battle of World War II and the largest amphibious assault in history. View the video clips below to learn about this event and hear an ...

The discoveries, made over the past two months, highlight the lingering danger of unexploded ordnance from the Battle of Okinawa, fought 80 years ago on the island. Two shells were unearthed in ...