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1987 James Dobson, actor (Impulse, Jet Attack, Okinawa), dies
1984 Richard Benedict, actor (Okinawa), dies at 64 of a heart attack 1971 U.S. and Japan sign accord to return Okinawa to Japan 1969 Rhys Williams, actor 'Nightmare', 'Okinawa', 'Corn is Green', dies at 71 1966 Tamlyn Tomita, Okinawa, actress, Karate Kid 2, Ming Li-Santa Barbara 1963 Thomas Ansberry, Okinawa Japan, U.S. 10K runner 1956 John McNally, Naha Okinawa, U.S. rapid fire pistol, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1945 Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low) 1945 Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo announce fall of Okinawa 1945 Lieutenant General Ushijima, Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa 1945 U.S. defeat Japanese forces on Okinawa during WW II 1945 Orokoe peninsula Okinawa captured, with 6,000 dead 1945 U.S. 7th Marine regiment conquer summit of Kunishi Ridge, Okinawa 1945 6th Marine division occupies Orokoe Peninsula Okinawa 1945 U.S. 1st Marine division conquerors Shuri-castle Okinawa 1945 6th Marine division reaches suburbs of Naha Okinawa 1945 Violent battles around Sugar Loaf/Half Moon Okinawa 1945 U.S. offensive on Okinawa, Sugar Loaf conquered 1945 U.S. troops conquer Dakeshi Okinawa 1945 U.S. Marines conquer Awatsha Draw Okinawa 1945 He Shima Okinawa conquered in 5 days, 5,000 die 1945 U.S. forces conquer Motobu peninsula on Okinawa 1945 U.S. offensive against Shuri-barrier on Okinawa 1945 U.S. troops land on He Shima Okinawa 1945 U.S. forces conquered Motobu peninsula on Okinawa 1945 U.S. Marines attack Yae Take on Okinawa 1945 U.S. Marines conquer Minna Shima off Okinawa 1945 U.S. troops land on Tsugen Shima Okinawa 1945 U.S. planes intercept Japanese fleet heading for Okinawa on a suicide superbattleship Yamato and four destroyers were sunk 1945 Japanese giant battleship Yamato heads to Okinawa 1945 Massive kamikaze-attack on U.S. battle fleet near Okinawa 1945 U.S. Marines explore Tsugen Shima near Okinawa 1945 1st U.S. units reach east coast of Okinawa 1945 U.S. forces invade Okinawa during WW II 1945 U.S. artillery lands on Keise Shima/begins firing on Okinawa 1945 U.S. Northern Tractor Flotilla departs Ulithi to Okinawa 1945 U.S. minesweepers reach Kerama Retto, South coast of Okinawa 1945 Largest operation in Pacific war, 1,500 U.S. Navy ships bomb Okinawa 1945 1st Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa 1945 Heavy U.S. air raid on Okinawa 1945 U.S. aircraft carriers attack Okinawa 1944 Admiral Halsey's Task Force 30 bombs Okinawa, 700 die 1944 U.S. takes Okinawa 1904 Herbert D Riley, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II, Guadalcanal, Okinawa 1897 Rhys Williams, Wales, actor, Nightmare, Okinawa, Cross My Heart |
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