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June 21, 1945:The long, bloody U.S. campaign for this Japanese island in the Ryukyus ends |
Okinawa
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$2,000 |
DJ |
WORLD WAR II TIMELINE |
2018-07-25 |
#7813 |
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The final land battle of WWII was fought on this island in the Ryukyus in June 1945 |
Okinawa
DD
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$3,000 |
DJ |
WORLD WAR II |
2010-07-27 |
#5972 |
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The battle for this island in the Ryukyus resulted in 12,500 U.S. deaths, the heaviest toll in the Pacific war |
Okinawa
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$1,200 |
DJ |
WORLD WAR II |
2005-06-28 |
#4807 |
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Over 1500 kamikaze flyers lost their lives trying to defend this largest of the Ryukyu Islands |
Okinawa
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$400 |
DJ |
WORLD WAR II |
1992-04-17 |
#1770 |