Hagushi bay is located in Yomitan, Okinawa. The bay is at the mouth of Hija River. The north side of the mouth of the river has a public beach called...
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landing was made by the XXIV Corps and the III Amphibious Corps on the Hagushi beaches on the western coast of Okinawa on 1 April. The 2nd Marine Division...
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1 April 1945 the 96th Infantry Division made an assault landing on the Hagushi beaches of Okinawa and within three days overcame all resistance in the...
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bombardment the main landings on Okinawa took place on 1 April 1945, on the Hagushi beaches of the island's west coast. However, there was little opposition...
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the 7th Infantry Division participated in an assault landing south of Hagushi, Okinawa alongside the 96th Infantry Division, and the 1st, and 6th Marine...
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Okinawa. She arrived off Okinawa on 11 April, fought off aerial raids near Hagushi beaches the following day and rescued a Navy fighter pilot whose plane...
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the amphibious command ship proceeded to Okinawa and arrived off the Hagushi beaches amidst air raid alerts on 11 April. During one raid, her antiaircraft...
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28 Mar 45 *USS Skylark Small Minesweeper Mine, struck mines twice off Hagushi beaches, 1st amidships 5 25 28 Mar 45 USS LSM(R)-188 Landing Ship Air Attack...
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replenishing ammunition. West Virginia briefly returned to Okinawa, operating off Hagushi Beach in support of XXIV Corps. She was then relieved and sailed to Ulithi...
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On 7 April Lauderdale sailed in convoy for the Ryukyus. She arrived off Hagushi, Okinawa, 11 April; despite frequent air alerts, she debarked all troops...
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on 4 May 1945. At the time of Luce's sinking, William D. Porter was at Hagushi anchorage and Luce was north of Aguni Island, more than 30 miles away....
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convoys to Saipan and Guam and patrolled the seaward defense lines for Hagushi Anchorage. During July, she escorted ships between Leyte and Hollandia...
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eight Shinyo suicide boats. While she was approaching her berth in the Hagushi anchorage, just after sunset on 12 May, New Mexico was attacked by two...
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to replenish ammunition and stores. The next day, she arrived back off Hagushi to support the landing there. St. Louis remained off the invasion beaches...
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eventually arrived in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, on 21 September, and later moved to Hagushi. In early October, an approaching typhoon forced her to go to sea to avoid...
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Ryukyu Islands. Arriving in Nakagusuku Wan on 22 May, she circled to the Hagushi anchorage off Okinawa the same day. Three days later, while on screening...
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that base until 20 April when she got underway for Okinawa. Arriving at Hagushi on the 26th, she immediately reported for duty in TG 51.5 and commenced...
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participated in the feints against southern Okinawa, then shifted to the Hagushi assault area where she landed U.S. Marine combatant and hospital units...
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San Pedro Bay to rejoin the 5th Fleet and on 16 May reached Okinawa's Hagushi anchorage. After a period of antisubmarine patrol, during which she twice...
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she shifted to the Hagushi anchorage and took up screening and escort duty. On the evening of 27 April, she was on patrol off Hagushi. Air alerts had been...
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the second Ohka's pass, Stanly was ordered to close the transports at Hagushi. On her way, she experienced her third near-fatal encounter of the day...
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On 28 May, while anchored at the northern end of the transport area in Hagushi Bay, Vammen picked up Talk-Between-Ships (TBS) reports of incoming aircraft...
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She remained there for 72 days controlling the landing operations on the Hagushi beaches and then providing standby control of offensive and defensive air...
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Achernar transferred her casualties to USS Solace and proceeded to anchor off Hagushi beach, where temporary repairs began. On the morning of 3 April, Achernar...
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support as Kerama Retto was secured. On 1 April, as the landings on the Hagushi beaches of Okinawa were taking place, she shifted to TU 52.1.3, thus rejoining...
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163 kW) ALCO 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Sunk in action, off Hagushi beaches, near Yomitan, Okinawa, 28 April 1945, stricken, 28 April 1945...
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from battle damage. Next came salvage assignments at Kerama Retto and Hagushi. On 22 April Pakana picked up survivors of SS Canada Victory. The next...
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which fell behind the main force. At 0610 on 1 April about ten miles off Hagushi Beach, a Zeke kamikaze took the crew by surprise before diving on the ship...
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delivered a pontoon barge to Kenmu Wan, Okinawa. On 3 May, she shifted to the Hagushi anchorage. On the 5th, she proceeded to Kerama Retto. On the 6th, she sailed...
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fighting the war. On the evening of 27 April, Ralph Talbot was screening off Hagushi when two kamikazes attacked her at 2040. One struck her starboard side...
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