Survivor: Pearl Islands

According to Okinawa survivor and native Kinya Taira, the Japanese, who controlled the island of Okinawa during World War II “lied to us about the fate that would be facing us if we surrendered to the Allies, so we were confused, utterly paranoid, and just wanted to survive and see our families. We were, essentially, being used by the Imperial Army as body shields, as puppets, forced to go into the most dangerous areas knowing we wouldn’t make it back alive.” (“Okinawans Remember”) Despite the effects

From April 1 -5 , Marathon’s assault craft delivered elements of the 1st Marine Division to the beaches of Okinawa. On April 5, Marathon began a return trip to San Francisco, making stops at Saipan and Pearl Harbor. After a re-supply in San Francisco, Marathon returned to Buckner Bay, Okinawa. On Sunday, July 22, 1945, at around 1:30 a.m. a one man, Japanese suicide submarine, “human torpedo”, slipped into Buckner Bay and slammed into the anchored Marathon…detonating

D-Day-June 6, 1944 - Led by Eisenhower, over a million troops (the largest invasion force in history) stormed the beaches at Normandy and began the process of re-taking France. The turning point of World War II. Winston Churchill - Prime minister of Great Britain during World War II. Stalingrad - Site of critical World War II Soviet victory that reversed Germany's advance to the East. In late 1942, Russian forces surrounded the Germans, and on Feb. 2, 1943, the German Sixth Army surrendered. First

It had been two months now since Dolores Baker had married Henry Whitaker and therefore became Dolores Whitaker. The young blonde had met Henry only three years prior, right after he had left Germany and got back to the United States in 1949. Having served in World War II, the ambitious man had climbed the ranks quickly due to his leadership qualities and because a lot of his superiors were killed in action. When the war was won, Henry stayed in Germany and was part of the occupation of the defeated

close to succeeding in his plan of imperialism most people were on board to going to war. The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought in May 1942. This was a major naval battle that took place in the Coral Sea. This was in an area separating the Solomon Islands, eastern tip of New Guinea, and the northeastern coast of Australia. During World War Two, this area was fought between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the

On the first day of September 1939, the whole globe was about to witness the deadliest war ever recorded in history. This devastating war lasted for six years. The Allies’ victories in World War II came from the sacrifices made by the US Marines in order to win many battles. However, in order to make these sacrifices for the prosperity of the Allied forces and their struggle against Adolf Hitler’s National Socialist Party and his own allies, Japan, Italy, and the USSR, one must go through intense

a brief summary, World War II (WWII) was viewed as one of the bloodiest wars to date. The Japanese belief of fighting to the last man and not surrendering played a large role in the decisions made in warfare (Dietrich). After Japan kamikaze-bombed Pearl Harbor, WWII was officially in place and the U.S. was prepared to retaliate to the fullest extent. The first bomb to be dropped on Japan, also the first atomic bomb ever to be used, was the “Little Boy” which landed on August 6th, 1945. It exploded

Jim Rearden, an enlisted Navy sailor during World War II, of the unforgettable battles fought high in sky (Rearden 14). The United States entered World War II on December 7, 1941 when the Japanese conducted a strike against the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. This attack by 353 Japanese fighters, bombers, and torpedo planes, resulted in eight U.S. battleships damaged and of those eight, four were sunk. A total of 2,403 Americans were killed and another 1,178 were wounded, and the nation was in shock

position was not the Axis powers during the second world war (Nazi Germany, Italy and Japan). It is the United States. Even though the British and the Americans were allied powers, both countries went through rough patches. Before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the general public of America was highly against entering the mostly European War. Even after the event, the isolationist attitude was still lofty. When she was writing the book, Conant is forced to focus on the British Security Coordination

1941, Japan had effectively been engaged in a 10-year campaign of expansion in East Asia in the quest for much needed resources, especially oil. Before expanding further into South-East Asia, Japan wanted to remove the threat of the US Navy based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This surprise attack was the beginning of war in the Pacific on the 7th of December 1941. In just two bombings the Japanese had accomplished the sinking or damaging of 21 American ships, destroyed 188 aircraft and damaged 159, killed