Okinawa campaign

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Okinawa campaign - a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans

Okinawa

Second World War, World War 2, World War II - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945

Okinawa - the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands

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Okinawa Second World War World War 2 World War II			He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with a Gold Star for his flying achievements including combat missions in the Okinawa Campaign. George Sonntag by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) This study is both a history of the Okinawa campaign and a personal history of the generals involved. Seven Stars: The Okinawa Battle Diaries of Simon Bolivar Buckner, ... by Dague, Everett / Air & Space Power Journal Halsey also led the Third Fleet during the Leyte Gulf and Okinawa campaigns, 1944-1945. Airscoop by Leland, Wendy / Naval Aviation News			okapi Okapia Okapia johnstoni Okavango okay okay! Okayama Okazaki oke Okeechobee Okeechobee Waterway Okefenokee Swamp Okeghem okeh Oken Okenfuss Okenite Oker okey okey doke okey-doke okey-dokey Okhotsk Okie Okinawa Okinawa campaign Okla. Oklahoma Oklahoma City Oklahoman Okovango okra okra plant Okri okta Oktoberfest ola Olaf I Olaf II Olaf V Öland Olathe Olav II Olay old old age old age pension Old bachelor old bag Old Bailey Old Bill			Okhranka Okhrida OKHT Okhtyrka Oki Oki Oki Data Americas, Inc. Oki Data Corporation Oki Electric Industry Okiami Okiami OKIC OKID Okidata Okie Okie Okie Okie Okie Dokie Smokie Okie-dokie Okiep Okies Okies Okies OKIF Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge Okinawa Okinawa Okinawa Okinawa Bull Riding Association Okinawa campaign Okinawa Center for Peace Assistance Okinawa Christian Home Educators Association Okinawa Christian School International Okinawa Computational Neuroscience Course Okinawa Development Finance Corporation Okinawa District Advisory Council Okinawa Dolphins Swim Team Okinawa Electric Power Company, Inc Okinawa Franklin Graham Festival Okinawa FreeBSD Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Okinawa Interagency Coordinating Council Okinawa International Conference on Longevity Okinawa International University Okinawa karate Okinawa karate Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo Federation Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo Union Okinawa Kobudo Doushi Rensei Okinawa Marine Research Center Okinawa Music Flea Market Okinawa Prefecture Okinawa Prefecture Okinawa Tracking and Communication Station Okinawa Wide Area Network Okinawa World Mercenaries

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