Home 6th Marine Division (Baker 29) Okinawa – April 1945 This former airfield was built by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1944 under the name 'Kita airfield'. It was captured by U.S. forces on 1 April 1945-(scaled-ehenced-eucmh)

This former airfield was built by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1944 under the name ‘Kita airfield’. It was captured by U.S. forces on 1 April 1945-(scaled-ehenced-eucmh)

Amphibious tractors carrying the 1st Battalion, 305th Infantry, 77th Division, head for the beaches of Zamami Shima, March 26, 1945.
A Soldier of the US Marine Corpd sit on a US 400-MM (+-) dud and sand out of his shoe. 1945
European Center of Military History (EUCMH)