3 Nov 1942
Japan
Japan
12 Mar 1944
Japan
Japan
- American Submarine USS Flying Fish (Lieutenant Commander Robert Dunlap Risser) torpedoed and sank the 1,942-ton Japanese merchant cargo ship Taijin Maru off Daito Jima, Okinawa, Japan, hitting her with both of the two torpedoes fired. ww2dbase [Flying Fish | Daito Jima, Okinawa | CPC, HM]
10 Jul 1944
Japan
Japan
10 Aug 1944
Japan
Japan
- Submarine USS Bowfin attacked merchant ships at a dock on the west side of Minami Daito. Six torpedoes resulted in the destruction of three ships, the dock, a crane on the dock, and a motorbus on the dock being loaded with personnel. ww2dbase [Bowfin | Minami Daito, Okinawa | DS]
9 Oct 1944
Japan
Japan
10 Oct 1944
Japan
Japan
- USS Wasp's aircraft attacked positions on Okinawa, Anami, and Miyaki of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Okinawa | CPC]
- Landing ship No. 157 was sunk by US aircraft at Naha, Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [No. 101/103-class | Naha, Okinawa | CPC]
21 Oct 1944
Japan
Japan
21 Dec 1944
Japan
Japan
22 Dec 1944
Japan
Japan
23 Dec 1944
Japan
Japan
1 Jan 1945
Japan
Japan
4 Jan 1945
Japan
Japan
22 Jan 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched raids on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. ww2dbase [Philippines Campaign, Phase 2 | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Okinawa | DS]
25 Feb 1945
Japan
Japan
- Minoru Ota was made the commanding officer of Okinawa Area Auxiliary Base Force. ww2dbase [Minoru Ota | Okinawa | CPC]
13 Mar 1945
Japan
Japan
23 Mar 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) began softening-up strikes against Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands and continued through 28 Mar 1945. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Okinawa | DS]
24 Mar 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Wisconsin bombarded Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Wisconsin | Okinawa | CPC]
- USS Preston arrived off Kerama Islands, Japan. ww2dbase [Preston (Fletcher-class) | Okinawa | CPC]
25 Mar 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Sargent Bay arrived in Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Sargent Bay | Okinawa | CPC]
- Aircraft from US Task Force 58 sank the Japanese merchant cargo ships Okinoyama Maru No. 5 and Chokai Maru near Naha, Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Naha, Okinawa | HM]
26 Mar 1945
Japan
Japan
- The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Halligan was fatally damaged by a mine off Okinawa, Japan. The abandoned hulk drifted aground on Tokashiki Island where she was finished off by Japanese shore batteries on the following day. ww2dbase [Tokashiki, Okinawa | AC]
- USS Marcus Island arrived in the Kerama Islands southwest of Okinawa, Japan and would remain in the Okinawa area for the next month in support of the invasion. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Okinawa | CPC]
- USS New Mexico shelled Japanese positions on Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | New Mexico | Okinawa | CPC]
- USS Portland commenced destructive bombardment of Okinawa from the west, all in advance of the landings to take place one week later. Portland would continue this assignment for nearly a month. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Portland | Okinawa | DS]
- USS Kimberly was struck by a special attack D3A aircraft; 22 men were lost. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Kimberly | Okinawa | CPC]
- As USS St. Louis was conducting a shore bombardment of Okinawa, one torpedo passed ahead of the ship and another behind. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | St. Louis | Okinawa | DS]
28 Mar 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) departed the Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands area for Japanese waters and additional strikes on the home islands. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Okinawa | DS]
- USS St. Louis conducted a shore bombardment of Okinawa, continuing for the next two days. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | St. Louis | Okinawa | DS]
29 Mar 1945
Japan
Japan
- Japanese Navy Shinyo special attack boats launched an attack at Okinawa, Japan to no effect. ww2dbase [Shinyo-class | Okinawa | CPC]
30 Mar 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) pounded Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands and its surrounding islets in softening-up strikes. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Okinawa | DS]
- British warships including the battleship HMS King George V, under the command of Vice Admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings, and a carrier force led by HMS Illustrious, commanded by Rear Admiral Sir Philip Vian, participated in an attack on the Sakashima Islands, 180 miles south-west of Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | King George V | Sakashima, Okinawa | AC]
31 Mar 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) pounded Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands and its surrounding islets in softening-up strikes. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Okinawa | DS]
- USS St. Louis rearmed at Kerama Retto and conducted additional bombardments of Okinawa. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | St. Louis | Okinawa | DS]
1 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Luce patrolled waters off Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Luce | Okinawa | CPC]
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) began several days of direct support missions for the troops landing on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. About every three days, USS Yorktown (Essex-class) retired east for refueling, rearming, and re-provisioning. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Okinawa | DS]
- USS Kimberly departed Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Kimberly | Okinawa | CPC]
2 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- Landing ship No. 145 was sunk by US Navy aircraft at Amami Oshima, Satsunan Islands, Amami Archipelago in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [No. 101/103-class | Amami Oshima, Okinawa | CPC]
3 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Ancon was ordered to move further away from Okinawa, Japan due to dangers from Japanese aircraft. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Ancon | Okinawa | CPC]
5 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Marcus Island disembarked US Navy squadron VC-87 and embarked squadron VCO-1 while operating off Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Okinawa | CPC]
- SS Hobbs Victory was struck by Japanese special attack aircraft while at anchor between Kuba and Aka Islands near Okinawa, Japan. She steamed into the East China Sea as the ships in the anchorage dispersed. She was discovered by the Japanese and was struck by another special attack aircraft, destroying her port side boiler and rendering her dead in the water. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Tokko "Kamikaze" Special Attack Doctrine | Hobbs Victory | Okinawa | CPC]
6 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- SS Hobbs Victory, struck by two special attack aircraft on the previous day, was destroyed in the East China Sea when the ammunition in her cargo hold exploded amidst firefighting efforts. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Tokko "Kamikaze" Special Attack Doctrine | Hobbs Victory | Okinawa | CPC]
7 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Sargent Bay departed Okinawa. ww2dbase [Sargent Bay | Okinawa | CPC]
- When Yamato was discovered was steaming south, Air Group 9 from USS Yorktown (Essex-class) claimed several torpedo hits on Yamato herself just before the battleship exploded and sank. USS Yorktown (Essex-class)?s planes also had at least three 500-pound bombs hit light cruiser Yahagi before that ship also sank. Yorktown then resumed her strikes on Okinawa. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Okinawa | DS]
9 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- The Japanese Navy scored a notable success against the Americans when a large Shinyo Motor Boat packed with explosives charged out of Naha harbour, Okinawa, Japan to ram the USS Charles J. Badger putting the destroyer out of the war with both engines utterly unserviceable. A landing-craft was sunk on the same night and, from the fringes of the destroyer screen, came a report of swimmers armed with hand-grenades, although whether these were, in fact, Fukuryu ("Crawling Dragons") suicide-frogmen still remained uncertain. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Shinyo-class | Okinawa | AC]
11 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Ancon set sail for Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Ancon | Okinawa | CPC]
16 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- A special attack aircraft dove at USS Missouri off Okinawa, Japan. Falling astern of the battleship, the attack caused only minor shock and fragment damage. ww2dbase [Missouri | Okinawa | CPC]
17 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS New Mexico departed Okinawa, Japan waters. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Okinawa | CPC]
18 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- With escort carrier USS Sargent Bay's rotation with the replenishment group completed, she shifted back to close air support at Okinawa.n ww2dbase [Sargent Bay | Okinawa | CPC]
21 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS New Mexico arrived off Okinawa, Japan waters. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Okinawa | CPC]
25 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Shangri-La launched her first strike. Her aircraft attacked Okidaitojima of the Daito Islands 400 kilometers east of Okinawa Island, destroying radar and communications stations. ww2dbase [Shangri-La | Okidaitojima, Okinawa | CPC]
29 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Marcus Island departed Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Okinawa | CPC]
- USS New Mexico departed Okinawa, Japan waters. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Okinawa | CPC]
4 May 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Luce was attacked by two Japanese special attack aircraft off Okinawa, Japan. The first was shot down near the port side of the ship, and the blast of the explosion caused power failures throughout the ship. The second aircraft crashed into the aft portion of the destroyer, knocking out the port engine, jamming the rudder, and flooding engineering spaces. The commanding officer gave the order to abandon ship at 0814 hours. Of the 312 on board, 126 were killed in the attack and the sinking. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Luce | Okinawa | CPC, DS]
8 May 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Portland returned to her station off Okinawa for shore bombardments. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Portland | Okinawa | DS]
11 May 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) departed the Ruykyu Islands for Ulithi, Caroline Islands for upkeep, rest, and relaxation. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Okinawa | DS]
- USS New Mexico sank eight Shinyo special attack boats off Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | New Mexico | Okinawa | CPC]
12 May 1945
Japan
Japan
- Japanese special attack aircraft damaged USS New Mexico off Okinawa, Japan; 54 were killed, 119 were wounded. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | New Mexico | Okinawa | CPC]
- USS Wichita was damaged by friendly fire off Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Okinawa | CPC]
15 May 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Sargent Bay departed Okinawa, Japan and arrived at Guam for repairs. ww2dbase [Sargent Bay | Okinawa | CPC]
17 May 1945
Japan
Japan
- In Japan, after a vicious 48-hour battle the Okinawan capital, Naha, was captured by the Americans. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Naha, Okinawa | AC]
22 May 1945
Japan
Japan
- Landing ship No. 173 was sunk by US aircraft in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. ww2dbase [No. 101/103-class | Okinawa | CPC]
23 May 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Sargent Bay completed repairs and arrived in Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Sargent Bay | Okinawa | CPC]
28 May 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) resumed air support missions over Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Okinawa | DS]
- USS New Mexico departed Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Okinawa | CPC]
- USS St. Louis departed the Okinawa area bound for Leyte Gulf, Philippines. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Okinawa | DS]
3 Jun 1945
Japan
Japan
- US Marines landed on Iheya Jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. ww2dbase [Iheya Jima, Okinawa | CPC]
- USS Ancon departed Okinawa, Japan for the Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Typhoon Connie | Ancon | Okinawa | CPC]
4 Jun 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) returned to Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands for support missions before steaming off to evade a typhoon. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Okinawa | DS]
6 Jun 1945
Japan
Japan
- Essex-class carriers USS Yorktown and USS Shangri-La launched raids on Okinawa, Japan ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Shangri-La | Okinawa | DS]
7 Jun 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched raids on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Okinawa | DS]
9 Jun 1945
Japan
Japan
- Aircraft from USS Ticonderoga (Air Group 87) and USS Shangri-La struck Okinawa, Japan, while aircraft from USS Yorktown attacked Minamidaitojima 400 miles to the east. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Ticonderoga | Shangri-La | Okinawa | DS]
10 Jun 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched raids on Minami Daito Shima, Ryukyu Islands and began retiring toward Leyte, Philippines. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Okinawa | DS]
17 Jun 1945
Japan
Japan
18 Jun 1945
Japan
Japan
15 Jul 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS St. Louis anchored in Buckner Bay, Okinawa ww2dbase [St. Louis | Buckner Bay, Okinawa | DS]
17 Jul 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS St. Louis departed Buckner Bay, Okinawa and resumed patrols and training around Okinawa. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Buckner Bay, Okinawa | DS]
19 Jul 1945
Japan
Japan
- Japanese special attack aircraft damaged destroyer USS Thatcher off Okinawa, Japan; another special attack aircraft narrowly missed destroyer USS Charles J. Badger. ww2dbase [Okinawa | CPC]
21 Jul 1945
Japan
Japan
- 12 M26 Pershing heavy tanks arrived at Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [M26 Pershing/M46 | Okinawa | CPC]
31 Jul 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS St. Louis anchored in Buckner Bay, Okinawa ww2dbase [St. Louis | Buckner Bay, Okinawa | DS]
1 Aug 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS St. Louis departed Buckner Bay, Okinawa and resumed patrols and training around Okinawa. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Buckner Bay, Okinawa | DS]
6 Aug 1945
Japan
Japan
7 Aug 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS St. Louis anchored in Buckner Bay, Okinawa ww2dbase [St. Louis | Buckner Bay, Okinawa | DS]
8 Aug 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Cassin Young departed Okinawa, Japan for San Pedro, California, United States. ww2dbase [Cassin Young | Okinawa | CPC]
13 Aug 1945
Japan
Japan
- Following an aerial torpedo damaging USS Pennsylvania in Buckner Bay, Okinawa the day before, USS St. Louis began retiring to sea every night before returning to Buckner Bay every morning. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Buckner Bay, Okinawa | DS]
16 Aug 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS New Mexico arrived at Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa | CPC]
17 Aug 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS St. Louis departed Buckner Bay, Okinawa bound for Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Buckner Bay, Okinawa | DS]
20 Aug 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Bailey arrived at Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Bailey | Buckner Bay, Okinawa | DS]
6 Sep 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Preston departed Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Preston (Fletcher-class) | Okinawa | CPC]
- USS St. Louis and USS Nashville arrived at Buckner Bay, Okinawa. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Nashville | Buckner Bay, Okinawa | DS]
7 Sep 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Nashville and USS St. Louis departed Okinawa bound for the Chusan Islands off Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Nashville | Buckner Bay, Okinawa | DS]
9 Sep 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS New Mexico arrived at Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa | CPC]
10 Sep 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS New Mexico departed Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa, Japan with several hundred servicemen onboard for transport back to the United States. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Okinawa | CPC]
13 Sep 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS St. Louis arrived at Hagushi Beach anchorage, Okinawa. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Hagushi, Okinawa | DS]
16 Sep 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS St. Louis departed Okinawa due to an approaching typhoon. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Hagushi, Okinawa | DS]
18 Sep 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS St. Louis arrived at Hagushi Beach anchorage, Okinawa. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Hagushi, Okinawa | DS]
26 Sep 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS St. Louis departed Okinawa bound for Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Hagushi, Okinawa | DS]
28 Sep 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Marcus Island arrived at Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Okinawa | CPC]
4 Oct 1945
Japan
Japan
- Carriers USS Shangri-La, USS Hancock, USS Yorktown (Essex-class), USS Cowpens and cruisers USS Topeka, USS Duluth, and USS Oakland with a destroyer escort that included USS Nicholas arrived at Buckner Bay (now Nakagusuku Wan), Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Cowpens | Hancock | Shangri-La | Nicholas | Okinawa | DS]
- USS Shangri-La arrived at Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Shangri-La | Okinawa | CPC]
5 Oct 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) loaded US servicemen passengers at Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Okinawa | DS]
6 Oct 1945
Japan
Japan
- Carriers USS Shangri-La, USS Hancock, USS Yorktown (Essex-class), USS Cowpens and cruisers USS Topeka, USS Duluth, and USS Oakland with a destroyer escort that included USS Nicholas departed Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands bound for the United States with thousands of US troops. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Cowpens | Hancock | Shangri-La | Nicholas | Okinawa | DS]
- USS Shangri-La departed Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Shangri-La | Okinawa | CPC]
15 Oct 1945
Japan
Japan
- Joseph Stilwell stepped down as the commanding officer of 10th Army in Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | Okinawa | CPC]
10 Nov 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS DD-224 arrived at Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Stewart | Nakagusuku, Okinawa | CPC]
11 Nov 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS DD-224 and USS Wesson departed Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Stewart | Nakagusuku, Okinawa | CPC]
16 Jun 1956
Japan
Japan
- Civilian flights began at Ishigaki Airfield on Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Ishigaki Airfield | Ishigaki, Okinawa | CPC]
- Civilian flights began at Ishigaki Airfield on Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Ishigaki Airfield | Ishigaki, Okinawa | CPC]
6 Mar 2013
Japan
Japan
- Operations at Ishigaki Airport on Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan ceased. ww2dbase [Ishigaki Airfield | Ishigaki, Okinawa | CPC]
- Operations at Ishigaki Airport on Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan ceased. ww2dbase [Ishigaki Airfield | Ishigaki, Okinawa | CPC]
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