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Letter written by Private C. R. (Rodger) Miller 36971708, who was in the 10th Army Transportation Section. Written in the early days of the long battle for Okinawa.
Letter sent to family in Huntington Woods Michigan.
Envelope has ‘U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE APO APR 17 1945 357’, censor stamp and receiving postmark 'DETROIT MICH. APR 30 1945 FERNDALE BR.'
The letter has wear and toning marks, the cover has wear. Folded horizontally.
6 pages.
The Battle of Okinawa was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. The initial invasion of Okinawa on April 1, 1945, was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The 82-day battle lasted from April 1 until June 22, 1945. After a long campaign of island hopping, the Allies were planning to use Kadena Air Base on the large island of Okinawa as a base for Operation Downfall, the planned invasion of the Japanese home islands, 340 mi away.
The United States created the Tenth Army, a cross-branch force consisting of the 7th, 27th, 77th, and 96th infantry divisions of the US Army with the 1st, 2nd, and 6th divisions of the Marine Corps, to fight on the island. The Tenth was unique in that it had its own tactical air force (joint Army-Marine command), and was also supported by combined naval and amphibious forces.
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