Diary June 22, 1945

exhausted Marine on Okinawa
An exhausted marine resets on shell-blasted ground during the final stages of the last battle of WW2 .
Diary for Friday, June 22, 1945:

Okinawa

AMERICANS SECURE OKINAWA.

New Guinea

Australians drive Japanese 18th Army from Mountains Tazaki and Shiburangu (June 22 and 27).


Okinawa Campaign Losses:

JapaneseUS
Killed 129,700 12,520
Wounded- 36,631
Killed civilians 42,000-
PoWs 10,755-
Major Warships6-
Destroyers-22
other Warships-18
Planes 7,830763

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