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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

United States Army Ryukyu Islands (USARIS) was initially recognized on July 31, 1945 as Army Service Command I, which was formed by the integration of the Island Command Okinawa …

On April 18, 1945, Pyle died on Ie Shima, an island off Okinawa, after being hit by Japanese machine-gun fire. He was travelling in a jeep with Lieutenant Colonel Joseph B. Coolidge …

The island of Ie Shima, three miles west of Okinawa, was invaded on 16 April 1945, after three days of naval and aerial bombardment and beach reconnaissance by Underwater Demolition …

Dec 22, 2024 · The sun hasn’t even risen in Okinawa, Japan, and the USO Camp Foster team is preparing to catch a ferry to deliver holiday cheer to service members on Ie Shima island. Ie …

Feb 14, 2025 · Le Shima, a nine-square-mile island a few miles off the Motobu Peninsula, is also a parachute training site for the Air Force and Marine Corps.

The assault was to commence on 16th April with a minor landing on Minna Shima the day before. Nowhere else in the ICEBERG Campaign did the native Okinawans fight so hard and …