A World War II color photograph of the invasion of Okinawa, April 1945. With an invasion force that was larger than what was used in the invasion of Normandy, the Okinawa campaign would play out as one of the bloodiest engagements of the War. With 36 ships sunk, the U.S. Navy suffered its greatest loss of vessels in a single engagement in all of its history. The human cost was also the worst experienced by the Navy in a single engagement, with over 10,000 sailors and airmen either killed or wounded. Continuing the strategy that was recently employed on Iwo Jima, the Japanese defenders, not expecting victory, decided to exact the highest cost possible from the Americans.
The photograph depicts a U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer off-shore of Okinawa. Two LCS (Landing Craft Support) craft are in the foreground, while circling LCI’s (Landing Craft Infantry) are visible in the distance.
Photograph credit: United States Navy
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