Iejima, then called Ie Shima by US military and media, was the major starting point for the Surrender of Japan. It was the home of the 413th Fighter Group which comprised the 1st, 21st and 34th Fighter Squadrons, the 345th Bombardment Group , consisting of the 498th, 499th, 500th and 501st Squadrons, along with the 548th and 549th Night Fighter ...

Ie Shima Auxiliary Airfield (伊江島補助飛行場, Iejima Hojo Hikōjō) is a training facility, managed by the United States Marine Corps and a former World War II airfield complex on Ie Shima, an island located off the northwest coast of Okinawa Island in the East China Sea.

The second phase of the Okinawa Campaign consisted of the objectives of Ie Shima, which housed the big airfield of the islands, and Motobu Peninsula. With Rear Admiral Lawrence F. Reifsnider,...

Walter Jacobs talks about encountering a wounded Japanese soldier during the fighting on Ie Shima and how he believes that his sparing of an enemy soldier’s life resulted in him surviving the fighting there and later on Okinawa.

Ie Shima lies about three and one-half miles off the western tip of Motobu Peninsula and twenty miles north of the Hagushi beaches on Okinawa. It is oval in shape, about five miles long and two miles wide, the longer dimension lying east and west. Coral reefs fringe the entire island.

Apr 15, 2020 · The second phase of the Okinawa Campaign consisted of the objectives of Ie Shima, a small island northwest of Okinawa, and Motobu Peninsula. With Rear Admiral Lawrence F. Reifsnider in command of...

Ie Island is a compact 23-square-kilometer island lying 30 minutes off the northeast coast of Okinawa’s main island. The island is predominantly flat farmland, with Mt. Gusuku (172 m) in the center, dominating the sky. The Ie Island Lily Festival is Japan’s earliest lily festival, held from late April to early May.

After the April 1, 1945 U.S. landing on the western Okinawa Island and their rapid advance to the Motobu Peninsula, the occupation of Ie Shima was accelerated with the U.S. Army 77th Infantry Division assigned to capture the island and airfield.

The images show the arrival of the original Japanese surrender delegation on the island of Ie Shima, Okinawa in two "Betty" bombers (Mitsubishi G4M-1) shortly after noon on 19 August 1945.

Mar 17, 2022 · Ie Shima has beautiful beaches, coastal views, caves to explore, and a mountain worth hiking. Plain and simple, Ie Shima has a lot to offer and deserves a full day of exploration. Once we got off the ferry, we rode our bikes in a clockwise direction.