unit to set foot on Japanese home soil when it reconned the beaches at Futtsu-misaki Point in Tokyo Bay. Their assessment was that the area was well suited...

first American combat troops to set foot in Mainland Japan, landing on Futtsu Cape. They were sent ashore to ensure the approaches to Tokyo Bay were secure...

/ -10; 68) by U-532 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 57 of her 59 crew. Futtsu Maru  Japan Convoy No. 197: The ship was driven ashore at Amami-O-Shima...