USS Okinawa 1973-74 Olongapo and Subic Bay memories Photos from the USS Okinawa (LPH 3) WestPac Cruise Book 1973-74 | TAGA GAPO KA BA? Olongapo and Subic Bay Memories

Today we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Okinawa, a pivotal moment in WWII and the largest and most costly battle in U.S naval history. The price of victory was extremely high: more than 4,900 U.S Sailors were killed, with 36 ships sunk and 368 damaged, mostly due to kamikaze suicide attacks. One of these casualties was Lieutenant Caleb Kendall. The artifact in this video, a navigational plotting board (which still has writing from, presumably, his final flight

Remembering the Battle of Okinawa On April 1, 1945, American forces launched an amphibious assault on Okinawa. The battle that followed was one of the most intense and costly in the Pacific Theater during World War II. For over 80 days, U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines fought a fierce Japanese resistance through torrential rains, unforgiving terrain and relentless enemy attacks. American forces persevered, securing the island by late June. Over 12,000 service members gave their lives

1 April 1945 - Battle of Okinawa Begins Today marks the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific War, the Battle of Okinawa, or "Operation Iceberg." #OTD in 1945, over 182,000 U.S. troops—including three Marine divisions, four Army divisions, and the U.S. Navy—launched the assault on Okinawa, fighting fiercely for 82 days in what would become one of WWII's bloodiest battles. 📍Visit us today to explore the World War II Gallery and learn more about this c