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...g cargo the next day for the Army's 27th Division in preparation for the [[Battle of Okinawa|Ryukyus campaign]]. ''Whiteside'' steamed out of [[Segond Channel]] on [[25

...Solomon Islands carrying out amphibious exercises in preparation for the [[Battle of Okinawa|assault on Okinawa]]. The attack cargo ship left the Solomons on [[15 March

...she joined Transport Group "Baker" of the Northern Attack Force for the [[Battle of Okinawa|invasion of Okinawa]]. On [[26 March]], the ships stood out of Ulithi lagoo

...tar rank, and, as commander in the late stages of the [[Okinawa, battle of|battle of Okinawa]] in 1945. He was scheduled to lead the invasion of Japan when the war sud ...ven a training command stateside In June 1945, in the last stages of the [[Battle of Okinawa]], the American commander was killed and Stilwell, now wearing four stars,

...Group 7 she helped to take [[Kerama Retto]] late in March and joined the [[Battle of Okinawa|attack on Okinawa]] 1 April. The appearance of [[kamikaze]] planes the next

* [[Battle of Okinawa]], 1945

...Alhena'' remained in port there for nearly two months in reserve for the [[Battle of Okinawa|Okinawa invasion]]. In late May, she steamed to [[Leyte (island)|Leyte]] to

...arrived at Pearl Harbor 19 January 1945. She operated in support of the [[Battle of Okinawa|Okinawa invasion]] during April, returning to San Francisco [[19 May]] to b

..., began onloading ammunition, vehicles, and provisions earmarked for the [[Battle of Okinawa|Ryukyus campaign]].

...and steamed to Guadalcanal for practice landings in preparation for the [[Battle of Okinawa|invasion of the Ryukyus]].

...merchant ships, and carrying out training exercises in preparation for the Battle of Okinawa|invasion of Okinawa. She left the Philippines on 27 March with Task Unit (T

...ea. In April and May, ''Virgo'' performed similar services in support of [[Battle of Okinawa|the Okinawa campaign]]. In May, she began a return voyage to the United Sta

...ults on the Japanese home islands at [[Battle of Iwo Jima|Iwo Jima]] and [[Battle of Okinawa|Okinawa]]. Following the war, he served as the Chief of Naval Operations b

...r their cargoes at [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]. During her 17 days at the [[Battle of Okinawa]], the ship faced more than 100 air raids by [[kamikaze]]. All ammunition w

...ly led up to the final big assault landing of the war in the Pacific—the [[Battle of Okinawa|invasion of Okinawa]] in the [[Ryukyus]].

On [[Easter Sunday]], 1 April 1945, American forces started [[Battle of Okinawa|going ashore at Okinawa]], beginning the long and bloody battle for that is

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...re of [[Saipan]] and, later, for an offensive in the [[Okinawa. battle of |battle of Okinawa]].<ref>Herbert Bix, "Emperor Hirohito's war," ''History Today,'' (Dec 1991)

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