| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1945/04/02 | Ensign David Loring, United States NavyUnited States Naval Reserve, is declared Missing in Action during the 2nd day of the Battle for Okinawa, Japan. | |
| 1945/04/18 | The 77th Infantry Division loses a buddy - Journalist Ernie Pyle is killed during the Battle of Okinawa on Iejima (then known as Ie Shima), a small island northwest of Okinawa. | Iejima, Okinawa |
| 1945/06/17 | By 17 June, the remnants of Imperial Japan's shattered 32nd Army retreat southeast of Itoman to around Mabuni Hill. | Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum, Itoman |
| 1945/06/23 | Japanese Gen Ushijima Mitsuru kills himself near Mabuni Hill: It is impossible for me to command you. Every man in these fortifications will follow his superior officer's order and fight to the end for the sake of the motherland. This is my final order. | Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum, Itoman |
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| Historic Event: | World War II |
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