70 years ago the battle of okinawa.

mikedavid · 05-25-2016, 09:28 AM

My father fought on Okinawa. 96th infantry, Dead Eye Division. He never spoke of it until a few years before he died. It was a terrible battle. He carried a BAR which made him first target. He saw many of his friends and people around him killed horribly. After the battle, on a ship for home, the next orders they had was opened, it was for landings on main land of Japan. He said that if the bomb was not dropped, he most likely would not have survived that attack directly on Japan.

05-25-2016, 09:28 AM	#4
mikedavid Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lockport, Illinois Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	My father fought on Okinawa. 96th infantry, Dead Eye Division. He never spoke of it until a few years before he died. It was a terrible battle. He carried a BAR which made him first target. He saw many of his friends and people around him killed horribly. After the battle, on a ship for home, the next orders they had was opened, it was for landings on main land of Japan. He said that if the bomb was not dropped, he most likely would not have survived that attack directly on Japan. __________________ Mike D