Battle of Okinawa

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Name: Battle of Okinawa

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Veteran of World II, Korea recalls war's losses

Francis Bruni is among the few remaining World War II veterans who escaped unharmed from a sinking destroyer damaged by a kamikaze pilot during the Battle of Okinawa on June 10, 1945, some two months before the end of the war. ?I didn?t even get my feet ... [Published Gloucester Daily Times - 8 hours ago]

Entities: World War II, KILLED IN ACTION, Korean War, YMCA, USS William D. Porter (DD-579)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Toastmasters International

Hazel Smathers 1931-2013

Hazel Ruth (Cannon) Smathers, one of Wyoming’s first woman mayors and former publisher of the Douglas Mirror, passed away on May 10, 2013, in San Francisco, Calif. She was 81.Elected mayor of Douglas in 1980, she led reform of the town’s budget process ... [Published Douglas Budget - May 23 2013]

Entities: Christian Science, Jackson Hole, Battle of Okinawa, Church of Christ, Scientist, Toastmasters International

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Ryukyu Treasure Exhibition expands historical focus

An exhibition of restored cultural assets of the Ryukyus is going on daily at the Shuri Castle Park South Hall through July 2. The exhibition concentrates on assets from the period from the end of the Ryukyu Kingdom to WWII.Shuri Castle Park is about ... [Published Japan Update - May 17 2013]

Entities: Battle of Okinawa, World War II, Admission

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

BILLINGSLEY, THOMAS WALTER

Guest Book Be the first to share your memories or express your condolences in the Guest Book for THOMAS WALTER BILLINGSLEY. View Sign THOMAS WALTER BILLINGSLEY, 87LAKELAND - Thomas Walter Billingsley, 87 of Lakeland, FL went to his new home, peacefully, ... [Published Lakeland Ledger - May 16 2013]

Entities: Lakeland (Florida, United States), Esther Walker, Battle of Okinawa, Southeastern University

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Hazards of serving on ammo ship never far from sailor's mind

Raymond J. Gates and his buddies lived in a time of fierce patriotism when they were in their late teens. The United States was at war on two fronts, the Pacific and Europe.To be a young man who was not in the military could mean only one thing: draft ... [Published Buffalo News - May 13 2013]

Entities: Ammunition, Kamikaze, Hamburg, Hugo Swire

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Galileo Academy of Science and Technology

Bury, Robert Howard

Be the first to share your memories or express your condolences in the Guest Book for Robert Howard Bury Sr..View SignResident of Redwood CityRobert Howard (Bob) Bury, Sr. passed peacefully at the Palo Alto Veteran's Hospital after complications from ... [Published San Jose Mercury News - May 12 2013]

Entities: Robert Howard, Menlo Park, Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, Battle of Okinawa

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Three veterans honored, receive overdue medals

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Worcester, right, stands with medal recipients, from left, Hollie and Karrie Bennet, who accepted awards on behalf of their late grandfather, U.S. Army veteran Harry Bennett; U.S. Navy veteran Andre Proulx; and U.S. Navy veteran ... [Published Worcester Telegram & Gazette - May 11 2013]

Entities: Harry Bennett, Leominster (United States), World War II

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Marines visit Battle of Okinawa historical sites

Like: 0 Dislike: 0Photos1 of 1Marines stand atop Kakazu Ridge as Capt. Brad A. Danks, left, discusses how U.S. intelligence gathering affected the Battle of Okinawa as part of a battle sites tour April 29 near Urasoe City. The tour is provided every three ... [Published United States Marine Corps - May 10 2013]

Entities: Battle of Okinawa, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Urasoe (Japan), Intelligence Gathering

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Ceremony an affront to Okinawans

Print: Apr 28, 2013Last Modfied: Apr 28, 2013The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a ceremony Sunday to commemorate the day that Japan recovered its sovereignty under the San Francisco Peace Treaty, which took effect on April 28, 1952, ending ... [Published Japan Times - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Okinawa (Japan), Shinzo Abe, Japan

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Yoroku: Japan-U.S. peace treaty anniversary nothing to be toyed with

, three men gathered in a meeting room at the U.S. Department of State. Then Secretary of State Dean Acheson passed his legal advisor Adrian Fisher a document -- the ratified San Francisco Peace Treaty between Japan and the United States. And with that, ... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Japan, Dean Acheson, Okinawa (Japan)

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"Many Duluthians know about Mike Colalillo, but not many people know about Henry Courtney, who was Duluth's other World War II Medal of Honor recipient" said Dan Hartman, director of the St. Louis County Historical Society's Veterans Memorial Hall program

Exhibit celebrates Duluth Marine who posthumously received Medal of Honor [Published Individual.com - Apr 27 2013]

...Article II of the proclamation, however, stated, "The Government of the Ryukyu Islands may exercise all powers of government within the Ryukyu Islands, subject however, to the Proclamations, Ordinances, and Directives of the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands."

Yoroku: Japan-U.S. peace treaty anniversary nothing to be toyed with [Published MAINICHI Daily News - Apr 27 2013]

"Walt, I want to tell you, your generation, and the ones that followed in Korea and Vietnam, you're the reason I'm here" Hoyer said

Marine receives Bronze Star -- 70 years after the fact [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Mar 04 2013]

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Veteran of World II, Korea recalls war's losses [Published Gloucester Daily Times - 8 hours ago]
Okinawa independence study group established [Published Japan Update - 15 hours ago]
We Remember [Published Mountain Home Air Force Base - May 24 2013]
Hazel Smathers 1931-2013 [Published Douglas Budget - May 23 2013]
âWe were treated like royaltyâ [Published Corvallis Gazette-Times - May 18 2013]
Ryukyu Treasure Exhibition expands historical f... [Published Japan Update - May 17 2013]
BILLINGSLEY, THOMAS WALTER [Published Lakeland Ledger - May 16 2013]
Hazards of serving on ammo ship never far from ... [Published Buffalo News - May 13 2013]
Bury, Robert Howard [Published San Jose Mercury News - May 12 2013]
Three veterans honored, receive overdue medals [Published Worcester Telegram & Gazette - May 11 2013]
Marines visit Battle of Okinawa historical sites [Published United States Marine Corps - May 10 2013]
Abe-history: Premier again seems set on stoking... [Published Japan Times - Apr 27 2013]
Ceremony an affront to Okinawans [Published Japan Times - Apr 27 2013]
Exhibit celebrates Duluth Marine who posthumous... [Published Individual.com - Apr 27 2013]
Yoroku: Japan-U.S. peace treaty anniversary not... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - Apr 27 2013]
18th Iejima Island Lily Festival set for two-we... [Published Japan Update - Apr 21 2013]
Marine receives Bronze Star -- 70 years after t... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Mar 04 2013]
WWII veteran recalls bloody Battle of Okinawa [Published Maryville Daily Times - Nov 11 2012]