This is a page listing for this website showing the most recently changed files at the top of the list http://www.rememberingokinawa.com en These photos were part of a collection of letters written by Lt. Grenoble while on Okinawa in 1945-46. After returning to the US he went to work for the State Department and worked as a Deputy Public Affairs Officer. He traveled extensively in the Far East in the late 1940's including returning to Okinawa. These photos of Okinawa are believed to date from the late 1940's. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/grenoble_late_40s_pg2 157 These photos were part of a collection of letters written by Lt. Grenoble while on Okinawa in 1945-46. After returning to the US he went to work for the State Department and worked as a Deputy Public Affairs Officer. He traveled extensively in the Far East in the late 1940's including returning to Okinawa. These photos of Okinawa are believed to date from the late 1940's. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/grenoble_late_40s_pg1 156 1st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Heavy)
1st Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Long Range, Photographic-RCM)
1st Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Long Range, Photographic)

Titled photos produced by 1st Photo Recon along with some general photos around the camp and a few Okinawa scenic photos.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_1st_Photo_Recon_photos 155 1st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Heavy)
1st Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Long Range, Photographic-RCM)
1st Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Long Range, Photographic)

1st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (Flight "C") On 19 July 1945 Flight "C" departed from Depot Field Guam arriving at Okinawa with 19 officers and 84 enlisted men.

All flights from 1st PRS were on detached service from the 311th Wing and were assigned to the 8th Army Air Force, 316th Wing. Flight C was assigned in July and the rest of the Squadron in September when they arrived at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, 9 Sep 1945.

The 1st Photo Recon was equipped with very long range B-29 Superfortresses converted to F-13A reconnaissance configuration. Deployed to the Central Pacific Area (CPA) and assigned to Eighth Air Force in the Pacific Theater after the Japanese Capitulation. Remained in the Western Pacific performing reconnaissance mapping flights over Japan, Korea and China. B-29s returned to the United States in early 1946 for storage or reassignment; unit largely demobilized on Okinawa, flying some light liaison and courier aircraft. Inactivated in early 1947.

Redesignated: 1st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Heavy) on 10 November 1944
Redesignated: 1st Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Long Range, Photographic-RCM) on 4 October 1945
Redesignated: 1st Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Long Range, Photographic) on 13 November 1945

Attached to: Eighth Air Force, c. 9 September 1945
311th Reconnaissance Wing, 4 October 1945
Attached to: Eighth Air Force, 4 October 1945
Attached to: VIII Bomber Command (Very Heavy), 10 December 1945
Attached to: Eighth Air Force, March 1946

Kadena Airfield, Okinawa, 9 September 1945

The unit produced a series of souvenir 8x10 photos called Camera Clix for the men in the unit, this page shows the full photo and close-ups of each individual photo. Note that the unit had it own radio station KRW.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_1st_Photo_Recon_Camera_Clix 9 These photos of the Kin area were printed from original 2x2 negatives taken in 1950. Two of the photos were put together in a small panorama.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1950_Kin 154 These photos of the Itoman area were printed from original 2x2 negatives, taken in 1950.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1950_Itoman 153 The unit is unknown but these 1948 photos had notes indicating that these were taken at White Beach Navy docking facility and some general scenes around Okinawa.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1948_white_beach_navy 152 Scenic photos around Okinawa taken by members of Naval Base Buckner Bay

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_Buckner_Bay_Navy_Base_Scenic 151 Photos from Naval Base Buckner Bay including back notes. Very dramatic photos of the Ship Repair Base at Baten Ko before and after super typhoon Louise that hit Okinawa on 9 October 1945.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_Buckner_Bay_Navy_base 150 These photos may have been taken by a member of the 24th Infantry Div. in late 1945-early 1946. The first photo shows a 24th Infantry Division Christmas sign. Note the PX photo and the GI wearing an "Okinawa" tee-shirt, looks like they were already in the souvenir business.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_24th_Infantry 149 Photos taken by a member of the 20th Army Air Force Photo Recon on Okinawa showing some of the men of the unit and scenes around Okinawa in 1945.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_20thAAF_Photo_Recon 148 Awase Airstrip 7 June 1945 looking south from Awase toward the Awase Airstrip in the middle of the photo. Kubasaki is to the right and on the horizon.



http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/panorama_stream_1945_aerial 147 These photos are believed to be associated with the Naval Operations Base on Okinawa

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_NAVAL_OPERATIONS_BASE_pg1 145 These photos are believed to be associated with the Naval Operations Base on Okinawa

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_NAVAL_OPERATIONS_BASE_pg2 146 These photos are believed to be from a GI assigned to a signal or communications unit probably attached to the 319th Bombardment Group part of the 7th Air Force.

Kadena Airfield, Okinawa, c. 2 July 1945 Machinato-Naha Airfield, Okinawa, 21 July-21 November 1945

Notes on the photos indicated that the GI who took the photos was on Okinawa from 14 July 1945 to 13 Dec 1945. Other notes indicated they were located somewhere near Camp Koza, an Okinawan refugee camp near Kadena AB.

The catastrophe and storm damage photos refer to Typhoon Lousie which hit Okinawa on 9 Oct 1945 and caused major damage to ships and military installations.

Each photo was numbered on the back and came with a typed list describing what was on each photo.

Okinawa - July 14th, 1945 to Dec 13th, 1945

81. Okinawan tombs
82. Three in one tomb
83. Each tomb contained at least one of these (very colorful chinaware)
84. Arch near Naha
85. Remains of Church in Shuri
86. Center of Naha
87. Building in Naha (Elk's Club?)
88. Remains of Naha railroad station
89. Jap engine and car
90. 91. Generals Quonset after storm Some of the storm scenes did not come out too well as it was Rainy the next couple of days.
92. Hdqtrs. Area
93. Jeep blown down msg. ctr. Embankment
94. Tent area of the 136th
95. Hdqtrs - where the ed. and info. tents use to be.
96. Hdqtrs orderly room
97. 1st row after our orderly room
98. Our orderly room in center back ground
99. Plane wrecked at cub strip
100. Cleaning up - Labella and Haas
101. Cleaning up - Garrison and P.G. Perry
102. Cleaning up - Makarowicz
103. Ie Shima from the air (C-47 wing tip)
104. Ie Shima from the ground
105. MEN - this is it - loading to go stateside.
http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_camp_koza_pg2 144 These photos are believed to be from a GI assigned to a signal or communications unit probably attached to the 319th Bombardment Group part of the 7th Air Force.

Kadena Airfield, Okinawa, c. 2 July 1945 Machinato-Naha Airfield, Okinawa, 21 July to 21 November 1945

Notes on the photos indicated that the GI who took the photos was on Okinawa from 14 July 1945 to 13 Dec 1945. Other notes indicated they were located somewhere near Camp Koza, an Okinawan refugee camp near Kadena AB.

The catastrophe and storm damage photos refer to Typhoon Lousie which hit Okinawa on 9 Oct 1945 and caused major damage to ships and military installations.

Each photo was numbered on the back and came with a typed list describing what was on each photo.

Okinawa - July 14th, 1945 to Dec 13th, 1945

56. First morning on Oki.
57. Yellow beach #2 where we unloaded equipment
58. Our camp..B.C. (before catastrophe)
59. Camp scene after a rain (last 390th row)
60. Richmond exchanges
61. Msg. Ctr.
62. Holy man - very old
63. 64. Naha Nellie's Ninety Nifties
65. Natives in field near Camp Koza
66. Natives passing by transmitter Quonset
67. Natives and carts (Honolulu rapid transit)
68. Typical native house and barn
69. 70.71.72. Scenes from Camp Koza
73. The Generals plane. The 5th prop is me. (Machinato)
74. P-51 Machinato air field
75. Col. Steele's B-25
76. Jap Baka Bomb
77. New Navy fighter - fu-7 (I think)
78. LST
79. Transmitter site
80. Transmitter attendants shack
http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_camp_koza_pg1 143 These photos came from a member of the 146th Seabees Fire Department, part of the Headquarters Company. They arrived on Okinawa in late July 1945 aboard the S.S. Sea Devil as you can see from the date on his Domain of the Golden Dragon - crossing of the International Date Line certificate. After the end of the war on 2 Sept, 1945 he received a Seabees Knights of the Pacific certificate dated 10 Sept 1945. I have almost no information on what the 146th NCB did while on Okinawa although I am sure they were involved in many of the constructions projects on Okinawa at the time. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_146TH_NCB_2 142 These photos came from a member of the 146th Seabees Fire Department, part of the Headquarters Company. They arrived on Okinawa in late July 1945 aboard the S.S. Sea Devil as you can see from the date on his Domain of the Golden Dragon - crossing of the International Date Line certificate. After the end of the war on 2 Sept. 1945 he received a Seabees Knights of the Pacific certificate dated 10 Sept 1945. I have almost no information on what the 146th NCB did while on Okinawa although I am sure they were involved in many of the constructions projects on Okinawa at the time. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_146TH_NCB_1 121 Booklets of 10 photos each produced by Bert Mosher, owner of The American Photo Service on Okinawa. Sold to military and dependent personnel stationed on Okinawa from about 1950 to 1954. Bert started out as Mosher-Reid Photo Service in a Quonset hut at Camp Kue, exact date unknown and then set up The American Photo Service plant in Machinato. The ad is from 1954 so we know The American Photo Service started around 1954 or a little earlier. The American Photo Service also had a PX concession. I believe that Bert was the photographer for most, if not all of the photos. In the mid-1950's The American Photo Service started selling postcards, some of which were based on photos from the photo booklets. Bert sold out and moved back to the US in 1957. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/american_photo_3 141 Photos from the Charlie Ruggles USO Show. The show was announced in the New Okinawan military newspaper with performances on 26 and 27 Sept 1945, very shortly after the end of the war. Additional GI photos from the same person who took the USO show photos along with some Typhoon Louise damage from 9 Oct 1945. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_USO_SHOW 140 NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS ( SEABEE UNITS) LISTED IN THE BOOK

34TH NCB
74TH NCB
40TH NCB
21ST NCB
14TH NCB
27TH NCB
11TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE
145TH NCB
87TH NCB
71ST NCB
125TH NCB
130TH NCB
78TH NCB


ARMY CONSTRUCTION UNITS LISTED IN THE BOOK

3RD PROVISIONAL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE
http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_CNCT_PAGE_5 139 NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS ( SEABEE UNITS) LISTED IN THE BOOK

34TH NCB
74TH NCB
40TH NCB
21ST NCB
14TH NCB
27TH NCB
11TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE
145TH NCB
87TH NCB
71ST NCB
125TH NCB
130TH NCB
78TH NCB


ARMY CONSTRUCTION UNITS LISTED IN THE BOOK

3RD PROVISIONAL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE
http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_CNCT_PAGE_4 138 NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS ( SEABEE UNITS) LISTED IN THE BOOK

34TH NCB
74TH NCB
40TH NCB
21ST NCB
14TH NCB
27TH NCB
11TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE
145TH NCB
87TH NCB
71ST NCB
125TH NCB
130TH NCB
78TH NCB


ARMY CONSTRUCTION UNITS LISTED IN THE BOOK

3RD PROVISIONAL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE
http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_CNCT_PAGE_3 137 NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS ( SEABEE UNITS) LISTED IN THE BOOK

34TH NCB
74TH NCB
40TH NCB
21ST NCB
14TH NCB
27TH NCB
11TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE
145TH NCB
87TH NCB
71ST NCB
125TH NCB
130TH NCB
78TH NCB


ARMY CONSTRUCTION UNITS LISTED IN THE BOOK

3RD PROVISIONAL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE
http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_CNCT_PAGE_2 136 The photos in this section are from a book that was probably a presentation piece that was handmade sometime after October 1945, based on the latest dated photo in the book. There is no text in the book just the text on each individual photo. All the photos are 4 x 5 inches and are glued 2 per page, with the cover being made out of an 8 x 10 inch photo.

The book appears to attempt to tell the story of some of the officers involved in the Naval Construction Troops and the construction projects on Okinawa that they oversaw. The commander of NCT was Commodore Andrew G. Bisset, below is a short history of CNCT on Okinawa. The photo dates span the time frame during which Commodore Bisset was first Commander of CCT and then Commander of NCT.

Commodore Andrew G. Bisset

As the war progressed and construction projects became larger and more complex, more than one battalion frequently had to be assigned to a base. For efficient administrative control, these battalions were organized into a regiment, and when necessary, two or more regiments were organized into a brigade, and as required, two or more brigades were organized into a naval construction force. For example, 55,000 Seabees were assigned to Okinawa and the battalions were organized into 11 regiments and 4 brigades, which, in turn, were all under the command of the Commander, Construction Troops, who was a Navy Civil Engineer Corps officer, Commodore Andrew G. Bisset. Moreover, his command also included 45,000 United States Army engineers, aviation engineers, and a few British engineers. He therefore commanded 100,000 construction troops in all, the largest concentration of construction troops during the entire war.

CNCT

The separation of joint Army and Navy commands in the Ryukyus became effective for construction troops on September 1, 1945. Commander, Construction Troops, was detached from duty under the Army Service Command and reported for duty to the Commandant, Naval Operating Base, Okinawa. Upon reporting, he was designated as Commander Naval Construction Troops, with the mission of constructing all base facilities designed primarily for naval use. Thus came to an end the largest joint force of Army and Navy construction troops ever assembled under one engineer commander.

Building the Navy's Bases in World War II: A History of the Bureau of Yards ... By Bureau of Yards and Docks http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_CNCT_PAGE_1 135 Map #1 Naha, Machinato

Map #2 Machinato, Ojana, Oyama

Map #3 Oyama

Map #4 Futenma

Map #5 Awase, Koza

Map #6 Naha city center http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1967_maps_17sep11 134 Activated on 12 Oct 1944. Inactivated on 24 May 1946.

Assignments. 507th Fighter Group, 12 Oct 1944-24 May 1946.

Stations: Ie Shima, 24 Jun 1945; Yontan, Okinawa, 29 Jan-24 May 1946.

Photos from the scrapbook of Sgt. George J. Maher - 465th Fighter Squadron - Okinawa. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/465TH_CAMP_SCENES 133 Activated on 12 Oct 1944. Inactivated on 24 May 1946.

Assignments. 507th Fighter Group, 12 Oct 1944-24 May 1946.

Stations: Ie Shima, 24 Jun 1945; Yontan, Okinawa, 29 Jan-24 May 1946.

Photos from the scrapbook of Sgt. George J. Maher - 465th Fighter Squadron - Okinawa.

Japanese Surrender Delegation arriving at Ie Shima

On August 19, 1945, two B-25Js of the 345th Bombardment Group and 80th Fighter Squadron P-38 Lightings escorted two Japanese Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bombers. The Japanese aircraft carried a delegation from Tokyo en route to Manila to meet General MacArthur's staff to work out details of the surrender.

The Betty bombers were painted white with green crosses on the wings, fuselage and vertical tail surface and use the call signs Bataan I and Bataan II. After the delegation landed at Ie Shima, they boarded a C-54 Skymaster and were flown to Manila. After the meeting, they returned to Ie Shima. One of the two Bettys crashed on its way back to Japan out of fuel, due to an incorrect conversion of liters to gallons when the bombers were refueled. The crew were helped by local fisherman, and returned to Tokyo by train.

Ernie Pyle memorial on IE Shima

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 (commanding officer of the 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division) and three other men. The road, which ran parallel to the beach two or three hundred yards inland, had been cleared of mines, and hundreds of vehicles had driven over it. As the vehicle reached a road junction, an enemy machine gun located on a coral ridge about a third of a mile away began firing at them. The men stopped their vehicle and jumped into a ditch. Pyle and Coolidge raised their heads to look around for the others; when they spotted them, Pyle smiled and asked Coolidge "Are you all right?" Those were his last words. The machine gun began shooting again, and Pyle was struck in the left temple (however, the Ernie Pyle State Historic Site in Dana, Indiana, contains a telegram from the Government to Pyle's father stating Pyle was killed by a sniper). The colonel called for a medic, but none were present. It made no difference - Pyle had been killed instantly.

He was buried with his helmet on, laid to rest in a long row of graves among other soldiers, with an infantry private on one side and a combat engineer on the other. At the ten-minute service, the Navy, Marine Corps, and Army were all represented. Pyle was later reburied at the Army cemetery on Okinawa, then moved to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific located in Honolulu. When Okinawa was returned to Japanese control after the war, the Ernie Pyle monument was one of only three American memorials allowed to remain in place. Pyle was among the few American civilians killed during the war to be awarded the Purple Heart. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/465th_Ie_shima 132 Activated on 12 Oct 1944. Inactivated on 24 May 1946.

Assignments. 507th Fighter Group, 12 Oct 1944-24 May 1946.

Stations: Ie Shima, 24 Jun 1945; Yontan, Okinawa, 29 Jan-24 May 1946.

Photos from the scrapbook of Sgt. George J. Maher - 465th Fighter Squadron - Okinawa. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/465th_aircraft 131 Activated on 12 Oct 1944. Inactivated on 24 May 1946.

Assignments. 507th Fighter Group, 12 Oct 1944-24 May 1946.

Stations: Ie Shima, 24 Jun 1945; Yontan, Okinawa, 29 Jan-24 May 1946.

Photos from the scrapbook of Sgt. George J. Maher - 465th Fighter Squadron - Okinawa. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/465th_oki_scenes 130 Biography: Stewart Wheeler was an American painter and printmaker active in the South Pacific in the 1940's and in Philadelphia, New Hope, PA and Atlantic City, NJ from the late 1940's to 1960's. He exhibited at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. An online search revealed his birth and death dates as 1906 - 1975.

Information indicates that he was probably an Army soldier and may have worked as an illustrator for a military publication in the Pacific/Far East region. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/stewart_wheeler_sketches 126 Located near the Bishigawa river, northwest of Kadena Air Base and just northwest of Kadena Circle.

Okinawa Scenes Page 1 http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/156_OKI_P2 127 Located near the Bishigawa river, northwest of Kadena Air Base and just northwest of Kadena Circle.

Okinawa Scenes Page 1 http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/156_OKI_P1 125 Located near the Bishigawa river, northwest of Kadena Air Base and just northwest of Kadena Circle.

Camp Personnel http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/156_Camp_personnel 124 Located near the Bishigawa river, northwest of Kadena Air Base and just northwest of Kadena Circle.

Camp Scenes http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/156_camp_scenes 123 Typhoon Louise struck Okinawa on 9 Oct 1945 and did extensive damage to all the military installations and ships around Okinawa. One of those ships was the USS Nestor an Aristaeus Class Battle Damage Repair Ship. During the typhoon the Nestor was driven aground in Buckner Bay. The incident was made even more astounding due to the fact that she struck the USS Ocelot (IX-110) and cut the stern off the Ocelot. The crew abandon Nestor after a desperate struggle to avoid the collision and took shelter on the APL-14, a barracks ship, which you can see in the photos that ended up next to the Nestor.

You can see in the photos an extensive number of ships that were driven aground, capsized, or damaged due to the estimated 150 mph winds of Typhoon Louise, estimated because all the wind gauges on Okinawa were destroyed when the winds hit 130 mph. A total of 107 Naval ships and craft were grounded or damaged during Louise.

Another interesting photo in the group is that of what is believed to be part of the crew of PC-1238 a Submarine Chaser that was capsized during Typhoon Louise. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_USS_Nestor 122 Navy Construction Maintenance Unit 630, a Seabee unit that arrived on Okinawa in June 1945, was heavily damage by Typhoon Louise on 9 Oct 1945. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/CBMU_630_Typhoon 120 Photos of Okinawa taken by members of CBMU 630 http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/CBMU_630_okinawa_scenes_pg2 119 Photos of Okinawa taken by members of CBMU 630 http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/CBMU_630_okinawa_scenes_pg1 118 Photos of Okinawa people taken by members of CBMU 630 http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/CBMU_630_okinawa_people_pg2 117 Photos of Okinawa people taken by members of CBMU 630 http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/CBMU_630_okinawa_people_pg1 116 Navy Construction Maintenance Unit 630, a Seabee unit that arrived on Okinawa in June 1945, part of Naval Construction Battalion 24. Photos include other Seabee units such as CBMU 513 and NCB 68. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/CBMU_630_camp 115 Material from the scrapbook of Staff Sergeant Ted H. Wanke, Armament Technician, Okinawa Aug.1945 to 1946. In 1945 and 1946 the Wing consisted of B-29 Superfortresses in the following Groups.

Group
22d Bombardment: 31 May 1946 - 31 May 1948
333d Bombardment: 31 August 1945 - 28 May 1946
346th Bombardment: 31 July 1945 - 30 June 1946
382d Bombardment: 31 August 1945 - 4 January 1946
383d Bombardment: 31 August 1945 - 3 January 1946

The scrapbook contains quite a few unique and seldom seen items, 1945 Thanksgiving and Xmas menus, Special Services show programs, dated Japanese currency gotten in trade with the Okinawans, signed and dated "B" yen military currency, a CBI (China, Burma, India) Blood Chit, Okinawa Surrender Leaflets, and some battlefield pickups.
http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_316th_Bomb_Wing_Kadena 114 Photos and menus from Thanksgiving and Christmas at Kadena Air Base in 1950. These photos are part of the 6332nd Air Base Wing material. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1950_thanksgiving_xmas_kadena 113 Various photos around Okinawa in 1950, including a 1949 photo of Awase village, photos of Koza, Nakagusuku Castle, market and kids at Nago, and Tsuboya in Naha. These photos are part of the 6332nd Air Base Wing material. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1950_Okinawa_Scenes 112 Photos of the Coral Castle Club at Kadena Air Base in 1950, thought to have been build in late 49 or early 50. The photos seem to show a new building and new looking interior so may have been taken around the time it opened. There are also a couple of photos of what may have been some of the Okinawan workers who helped to build the club. These photos are part of the 6332nd Air Base Wing material. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1950_Coral_Castle_Club_Kadena 111 Photos showing various scenes at Kadena Air Base in 1950 at the beginning of the Korean War and its buildup. A tent city is shown under construction for the 307th Bomb Wing, the Griffin outdoor theater, and various other projects being worked on at the base. One of the new concrete typhoon proof barracks is also shown. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1950_6332nd_Air_Base_Wing_Kadena_AB 110 Very early color photos taken at Kadena Air Base and the beach just outside Kadena Gate 1. The photos were very faded and even with color restoration software there isn't much color left to see. These photos are part of the 6332nd Air Base Wing material. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1950_6332nd_Air_Base_Wing_color_photos 109 Photos of the 51st Fighter Wing at Naha Air Base, photos show the Copacabana Club, the base theater, NCO club and some of the other buildings on the base. There are also several photos of a Japanese Anti-Aircraft gun from WWII. These photos are part of the 6332nd Air Base Wing material. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1950_51st_Fighter_Wing_Naha_AB 108 I have very little information on this unit, but it was on Okinawa in June 1945, and probably after Oct 1945. The photos from this unit are interesting in that 10 of them were color photos, very rare at that time. The photos were very faded and computer color restoration was used to bring out what little color there was. The color photos show Naha, Naha port, a Christian chapel, and a crashed Japanese aircraft. Also included are black and white photos showing Futenma shrine, Naminoue shrine, what appears to be camp damage from Typhoon Louise in October 1945, one of the bells from Shuri Castle, damaged building in Naha, and various camp photos. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_53rd_Medium_Port_TC_color_photos 107 The photos shown here appear to have been a commercial venture by Ben F. Grogg of San Francisco, California shortly after he returned from Okinawa after the end of WWII. The photo album that these photos were mounted in was a commercial album of the time period. The first photos show the cover and one of the pages with a photo mounted with corner mounts and a text description glued below the photo. Each photo was numbered in the lower right corner and the number matched the number on the text description. A pamphlet was mounted on the inside back cover and contained a short history of the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa) and the battle for Okinawa. The history also mentioned the super typhoon that hit Okinawa in Oct 1945 and destroyed most of the military installations, many ships and aircraft. One of the photos in the album also showed a photo of Ben Grogg, an enlargement of him is shown. The first photo in the album was stamped on the back with Ben Grogg's name and address. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945-46_Grogg_album_2 106 The photos shown here appear to have been a commercial venture by Ben F. Grogg of San Francisco, California shortly after he returned from Okinawa after the end of WWII. The photo album that these photos were mounted in was a commercial album of the time period. The first photos show the cover and one of the pages with a photo mounted with corner mounts and a text description glued below the photo. Each photo was numbered in the lower right corner and the number matched the number on the text description. A pamphlet was mounted on the inside back cover and contained a short history of the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa) and the battle for Okinawa. The history also mentioned the super typhoon that hit Okinawa in Oct 1945 and destroyed most of the military installations, many ships and aircraft. One of the photos in the album also showed a photo of Ben Grogg, an enlargement of him is shown. The first photo in the album was stamped on the back with Ben Grogg's name and address. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945-46_Grogg_album_1 105 If you remember 1973 then you remember Paul Simon singing "Momma, Don't Take My Kodachrome Away"

Most of these color slides are Kodachrome slides and you can see that the colors are quite vivid on most of them, but age has begun to take its toll on some, which are not Kodachrome slides. The Ektachrome and Anscochrome films are starting to fade away and change color and it took a lot of color restoration software to bring them back to anywhere near their original colors.

These color slides cover many area of Okinawa.

Camp Kubasaki (Kuba-Saki)
Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester
Shimabuku
Nakausuku Castle
Futema (Futenma)
Ryukyu Command Hq at Fort Buckner (now Camp Foster)
Ishikawa (now Uruma City)
Jagaru
Kin
Nago
Naha Koza (now Okinawa City)
Kadena Air Base
Suicide Cliff
Itoman
University of Ryukyus at Shuri (Shurei)
Naminoue (Tea House August Moon) http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/COLOR_SLIDES_1965 104 http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1948_61st_trans_serv_gp 102 This is the story of the production of the book which these photos came from.

Photographers Mate 2/C John M. (Jack) Creason was a trained aerial photographer with Navy Photo Group One, which consisted of Interpretation Squadron One and Fleet Air Photographic Squadron Three (VD-3) which flew PB4Y-1P Navy Liberator (B-24) photo recon planes.

The first echelon arrived at Okinawa on 27 May 1945 and made their first camp at Awase. By July 1945 they had moved into a temporary camp at Yontan Air Field. At war's end they moved into a more permanent camp at Yonabaru Air Field.

Jack took some of the photos for the book and helped print the book in October 1945. Approximately 200 copies were made for the men of Interpron One and VD-3.

The aerial photo cameras (Fairchild K-18) used by the recon squadron produced a 9 inch x 18 inch negative and they used sheets of 10 x 19 photographic paper to produce contact prints for intelligence gathering purposes. Since they had boxes full of 10 x 19 photograph paper they decided to print the books using this paper. Each book consisted of 36 pages of 10 x 19 photo paper with approximately 200 photos of the unit and scenes of Okinawa. The pages were punched with holes and tied together with string.

I want to thank Jack Creason, who is 92 years old, for filling me in on the details of this book and to thank him for his service to America in WWII.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_Photographic_Interpretation_Squadron_One_Oki_Scenes_p3 98 This is the story of the production of the book which these photos came from.

Photographers Mate 2/C John M. (Jack) Creason was a trained aerial photographer with Navy Photo Group One, which consisted of Interpretation Squadron One and Fleet Air Photographic Squadron Three (VD-3) which flew PB4Y-1P Navy Liberator (B-24) photo recon planes.

The first echelon arrived at Okinawa on 27 May 1945 and made their first camp at Awase. By July 1945 they had moved into a temporary camp at Yontan Air Field. At war's end they moved into a more permanent camp at Yonabaru Air Field.

Jack took some of the photos for the book and helped print the book in October 1945. Approximately 200 copies were made for the men of Interpron One and VD-3.

The aerial photo cameras (Fairchild K-18) used by the recon squadron produced a 9 inch x 18 inch negative and they used sheets of 10 x 19 photographic paper to produce contact prints for intelligence gathering purposes. Since they had boxes full of 10 x 19 photograph paper they decided to print the books using this paper. Each book consisted of 36 pages of 10 x 19 photo paper with approximately 200 photos of the unit and scenes of Okinawa. The pages were punched with holes and tied together with string.

I want to thank Jack Creason, who is 92 years old, for filling me in on the details of this book and to thank him for his service to America in WWII.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_Photographic_Interpretation_Squadron_One_Oki_Scenes_p2 97 This is the story of the production of the book which these photos came from.

Photographers Mate 2/C John M. (Jack) Creason was a trained aerial photographer with Navy Photo Group One, which consisted of Interpretation Squadron One and Fleet Air Photographic Squadron Three (VD-3) which flew PB4Y-1P Navy Liberator (B-24) photo recon planes.

The first echelon arrived at Okinawa on 27 May 1945 and made their first camp at Awase. By July 1945 they had moved into a temporary camp at Yontan Air Field. At war's end they moved into a more permanent camp at Yonabaru Air Field.

Jack took some of the photos for the book and helped print the book in October 1945. Approximately 200 copies were made for the men of Interpron One and VD-3.

The aerial photo cameras (Fairchild K-18) used by the recon squadron produced a 9 inch x 18 inch negative and they used sheets of 10 x 19 photographic paper to produce contact prints for intelligence gathering purposes. Since they had boxes full of 10 x 19 photograph paper they decided to print the books using this paper. Each book consisted of 36 pages of 10 x 19 photo paper with approximately 200 photos of the unit and scenes of Okinawa. The pages were punched with holes and tied together with string.

I want to thank Jack Creason, who is 92 years old, for filling me in on the details of this book and to thank him for his service to America in WWII.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_Photographic_Interpretation_Squadron_One_Oki_Scenes_p1 96 This is the story of the production of the book which these photos came from.

Photographers Mate 2/C John M. (Jack) Creason was a trained aerial photographer with Navy Photo Group One, which consisted of Interpretation Squadron One and Fleet Air Photographic Squadron Three (VD-3) which flew PB4Y-1P Navy Liberator (B-24) photo recon planes.

The first echelon arrived at Okinawa on 27 May 1945 and made their first camp at Awase. By July 1945 they had moved into a temporary camp at Yontan Air Field. At war's end they moved into a more permanent camp at Yonabaru Air Field.

Jack took some of the photos for the book and helped print the book in October 1945. Approximately 200 copies were made for the men of Interpron One and VD-3.

The aerial photo cameras (Fairchild K-18) used by the recon squadron produced a 9 inch x 18 inch negative and they used sheets of 10 x 19 photographic paper to produce contact prints for intelligence gathering purposes. Since they had boxes full of 10 x 19 photograph paper they decided to print the books using this paper. Each book consisted of 36 pages of 10 x 19 photo paper with approximately 200 photos of the unit and scenes of Okinawa. The pages were punched with holes and tied together with string.

I want to thank Jack Creason, who is 92 years old, for filling me in on the details of this book and to thank him for his service to America in WWII.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_Photographic_Interpretation_Squadron_One_Military_p3 101 This is the story of the production of the book which these photos came from.

Photographers Mate 2/C John M. (Jack) Creason was a trained aerial photographer with Navy Photo Group One, which consisted of Interpretation Squadron One and Fleet Air Photographic Squadron Three (VD-3) which flew PB4Y-1P Navy Liberator (B-24) photo recon planes.

The first echelon arrived at Okinawa on 27 May 1945 and made their first camp at Awase. By July 1945 they had moved into a temporary camp at Yontan Air Field. At war's end they moved into a more permanent camp at Yonabaru Air Field.

Jack took some of the photos for the book and helped print the book in October 1945. Approximately 200 copies were made for the men of Interpron One and VD-3.

The aerial photo cameras (Fairchild K-18) used by the recon squadron produced a 9 inch x 18 inch negative and they used sheets of 10 x 19 photographic paper to produce contact prints for intelligence gathering purposes. Since they had boxes full of 10 x 19 photograph paper they decided to print the books using this paper. Each book consisted of 36 pages of 10 x 19 photo paper with approximately 200 photos of the unit and scenes of Okinawa. The pages were punched with holes and tied together with string.

I want to thank Jack Creason, who is 92 years old, for filling me in on the details of this book and to thank him for his service to America in WWII.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_Photographic_Interpretation_Squadron_One_Military_p2 95 This is the story of the production of the book which these photos came from.

Photographers Mate 2/C John M. (Jack) Creason was a trained aerial photographer with Navy Photo Group One, which consisted of Interpretation Squadron One and Fleet Air Photographic Squadron Three (VD-3) which flew PB4Y-1P Navy Liberator (B-24) photo recon planes.

The first echelon arrived at Okinawa on 27 May 1945 and made their first camp at Awase. By July 1945 they had moved into a temporary camp at Yontan Air Field. At war's end they moved into a more permanent camp at Yonabaru Air Field.

Jack took some of the photos for the book and helped print the book in October 1945. Approximately 200 copies were made for the men of Interpron One and VD-3.

The aerial photo cameras (Fairchild K-18) used by the recon squadron produced a 9 inch x 18 inch negative and they used sheets of 10 x 19 photographic paper to produce contact prints for intelligence gathering purposes. Since they had boxes full of 10 x 19 photograph paper they decided to print the books using this paper. Each book consisted of 36 pages of 10 x 19 photo paper with approximately 200 photos of the unit and scenes of Okinawa. The pages were punched with holes and tied together with string.

I want to thank Jack Creason, who is 92 years old, for filling me in on the details of this book and to thank him for his service to America in WWII.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_Photographic_Interpretation_Squadron_One_Military_p1 94 GI photos of various scenes around Okinawa. When you look at these photos you may recognize some that you have seen before on other websites. Most of the GI's on Okinawa at the time did not have cameras, so some enterprising GI's with cameras went into the photo selling business. Some of the local unit PX's also came up with small groups of photos which they sold to GI's in their units. So if you have seen some of these before that is because there are a lot of copies out there that were brought or sent home by GI's stationed on Okinawa at that time. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_okinawa_scenes_4 100 GI photos of various scenes around Okinawa. When you look at these photos you may recognize some that you have seen before on other websites. Most of the GI's on Okinawa at the time did not have cameras, so some enterprising GI's with cameras went into the photo selling business. Some of the local unit PX's also came up with small groups of photos which they sold to GI's in their units. So if you have seen some of these before that is because there are a lot of copies out there that were brought or sent home by GI's stationed on Okinawa at that time. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_okinawa_scenes_3 99 Nothing is known about the Neis Photo Co. or the Naha Photo Co. The handwriting of the names of the two companies is very similar and I believe the Neis Photo Co. was the original name and at some point it was changed to Naha Photo Co. Several of the photos also show it as Naha Photo Service.

You will see photos of Suicide Cliff, Gushikawa (now Uruma City), the Butoku-Den Judo Gym in Naha, Virgins Pit (Himeyuri monument), Nago, Itoman, Yonabaru, and pre-war photos of Naha harbor, Ryutan pond at Shuri, and the weather station at Naha. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1949_NeisNaha_Photo_Co 28 These photos are titled photos which appear to be related possibly to the same photographer or publisher who is unknown at this time. Some of the photos had notes on the back which are shown with the photos. These notes were written by a soldier with the Philippine Scouts which were members of the US military from the Philippines who were sent to Okinawa for security duty.

Various scenes include a carnival at Ishikawa (now Uruma City), Naminoue Shrine in Naha, Nakadomari Beach, Motobu, and Mabuni at Suicide Cliff. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1948_titled_photos 37 Various GI photos from 1948-50, I have no information on the unit involved, other than the approximate date. Note that there is quite a bit of typhoon damage in this group and I it may have been Typhoon Libby in October 1948 or Typhoon Gloria in July 1949.

Photos show some of the military installations and formations, the Okinawa Memorial Church at Camp Mercy Army Hospital, Koyoda village, bomb damaged sugar mill, bull fighting, Shioya, and the road to Nago. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1948-50_gi_photos_1 34 These Videos were created by me using images from my collection of photos, many which are in other areas of this site.









http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/video_stream 78 http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1946_panos 93 The photos on this page are from a book titled "Okinawa, Home of the 1st Air Division", that is believed to have been produced in limited quantities for the upper levels of command at the 1st Air Division sometime in late 1946 or early 1947. The book is hand made out of individual pages of photographic paper, each page being 10 inches by 10 inches, and having 4 small x by x prints on each page. A thin sheet of semi-transparent paper was placed between each photo page and the information as to what was on each photo was typed on the paper. The pages were then punched with holes and metal tabs inserted to bind the pages together in a stack of 25 pages, the spine and the metal tabs were then covered with tape. The photos on this page show various scenes around Okinawa that would have been seen by any of the military personnel touring around the island. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1946_47_okinawa_home_1st_Air_Division 92 The photos on this page are from a book titled "Okinawa, Home of the 1st Air Division", that is believed to have been produced in limited quantities for the upper levels of command at the 1st Air Division sometime in late 1946 or early 1947. The book is hand made out of individual pages of photographic paper, each page being 10 inches by 10 inches, and having 4 small x by x prints on each page. A thin sheet of semi-transparent paper was placed between each photo page and the information as to what was on each photo was typed on the paper. The pages were then punched with holes and metal tabs inserted to bind the pages together in a stack of 25 pages, the spine and the metal tabs were then covered with tape. The photos on this page show various military scenes around Kadena Air Base, including military aircraft such as the B-29, PX, Officer Clubs, dependent housing. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1946_47_kadena_okinawa_home_1st_Air_Division 91 Booklets of 10 photos each produced by Bert Mosher, owner of The American Photo Service on Okinawa. Sold to military and dependent personnel stationed on Okinawa from about 1950 to 1954. Bert started out as Mosher-Reid Photo Service in a Quonset hut at Camp Kue, exact date unknown and then set up The American Photo Service plant in Machinato. The ad is from 1954 so we know The American Photo Service started around 1954 or a little earlier. The American Photo Service also had a PX concession. I believe that Bert was the photographer for most, if not all of the photos. In the mid-1950's The American Photo Service started selling postcards, some of which were based on photos from the photo booklets. Bert sold out and moved back to the US in 1957. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/american_photo_1 128 Booklets of 10 photos each produced by Bert Mosher, owner of The American Photo Service on Okinawa. Sold to military and dependent personnel stationed on Okinawa from about 1950 to 1954. Bert started out as Mosher-Reid Photo Service in a Quonset hut at Camp Kue, exact date unknown and then set up The American Photo Service plant in Machinato. The ad is from 1954 so we know The American Photo Service started around 1954 or a little earlier. The American Photo Service also had a PX concession. I believe that Bert was the photographer for most, if not all of the photos. In the mid-1950's The American Photo Service started selling postcards, some of which were based on photos from the photo booklets. Bert sold out and moved back to the US in 1957. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/american_photo_2 129 Aerial photos from the early 1950's probably taken from an single engine scout plane, and some 1955 USCAR (United States Civil Administration Ryukyus) aerials.

I have been able to identify the first early 1950's photo as Kokusai Dori in Naha, I believe the 3rd aerial is probably Kadena Air Base, and the 6th aerial is probably White Beach.

The 1955 aerials are Tomari Port, Naha (Kokusai Dori), Itoman, Ishikawa, University of the Ryukyus in Shuri, Nago, and the last one is the Haneji area.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1950-55_early_aerials 39 Maps of various business districts around Okinawa that were mainly for American military personnel and dependents.

• Map #1 Sukiran, Kadena, Goya, Shimabuku, Awase
• Map #2 Naha, Kokusai-Dori, Black Market Alley, USCAR, Kokuei-Kan, Oroku, Naminoue, Tomari, Machinato, Shuri, University of Ryukyus
• Map #3 Shuri, Machinato, Yafuso, Urasoe, Ojana, Mercy, Oyama
• Map #4 Southern Okinawa, Itoman, Chinen, Yonabaru, Naha, Machinato, Shuri, Futema, Nakagusuku, White Beach, Camp Sukiran, Camp Kue, Kadena, Bolo Point, Ishikawa

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1956_business_maps 82 These are some of the innovative Christmas cards that the GI's on Okinawa sent home to celebrate their first Christmas after the end of the war.

The churches shown on the cards were bombed out pre-war Christian churches on Okinawa.

Few of the cards had any unit identification on them, the first two photos are the front and inside page of a folded Christmas card produced by the 8th Air Force.

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_Xmas_Cards 12 These are some of my personal scenic photos that I took around Okinawa between 1963 and 1967. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1963-67_okinawa_scenes 90 http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/remembering_okinawa_home 89 Photos showing some of the construction of Yonabaru airfield, which later became Yonabaru Naval Air Station. The second set of photos is actually a Yonabaru Naval Air Base souvenir booklet that was produced on 8x10 photographic paper, as it appears they had no printing equipment to print a booklet with photos in it. The cover photo showing the Futema (Futenma) shrine was very dark so I printed it out as a separate photo next to the cover. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_yonabaru_nas 25 Photos from a GI with the Rycom Signal Service in 1954-1955.

Various photos showing Naha, Okinawa Memorial Church at Camp Mercy Army Hospital, Koyoda village, Ishikawa beach (now Uruma City), Dragon boat teams, Obon dancers, and the famous Tug of War rope. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1954-55_rycom_sig_1 41 Photos from a GI with the Rycom Signal Service in 1954-1955.

Various photos showing Naha, Okinawa Memorial Church at Camp Mercy Army Hospital, Koyoda village, Ishikawa beach (now Uruma City), Dragon boat teams, Obon dancers, and the famous Tug of War rope. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1954-55_rycom_sig_2 42 Booklets of 10 photos each produced by Bert Mosher, owner of The American Photo Service on Okinawa. Sold to military and dependent personnel stationed on Okinawa from about 1950 to 1954. Bert started out as Mosher-Reid Photo Service in a Quonset hut at Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester, exact date unknown and then set up The American Photo Service plant in Machinato (Makiminato). The ad is from 1954 so we know The American Photo Service started around 1954 or a little earlier. The American Photo Service also had a PX concession. I believe that Bert was the photographer for most, if not all of the photos. In the mid-1950's The American Photo Service started selling postcards, some of which were based on photos from the photo booklets. Bert sold out and moved back to the US in 1957. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/mosher_reid_1 1 Booklets of 10 photos each produced by Bert Mosher, owner of The American Photo Service on Okinawa. Sold to military and dependent personnel stationed on Okinawa from about 1950 to 1954. Bert started out as Mosher-Reid Photo Service in a Quonset hut at Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester, exact date unknown and then set up The American Photo Service plant in Machinato (Makiminato). The ad is from 1954 so we know The American Photo Service started around 1954 or a little earlier. The American Photo Service also had a PX concession. I believe that Bert was the photographer for most, if not all of the photos. In the mid-1950's The American Photo Service started selling postcards, some of which were based on photos from the photo booklets. Bert sold out and moved back to the US in 1957. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/mosher_reid_2 4 Booklets of 10 photos each produced by Bert Mosher, owner of The American Photo Service on Okinawa. Sold to military and dependent personnel stationed on Okinawa from about 1950 to 1954. Bert started out as Mosher-Reid Photo Service in a Quonset hut at Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester, exact date unknown and then set up The American Photo Service plant in Machinato (Makiminato). The ad is from 1954 so we know The American Photo Service started around 1954 or a little earlier. The American Photo Service also had a PX concession. I believe that Bert was the photographer for most, if not all of the photos. In the mid-1950's The American Photo Service started selling postcards, some of which were based on photos from the photo booklets. Bert sold out and moved back to the US in 1957. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/mosher_reid_3 5 Booklets of 10 photos each produced by Bert Mosher, owner of The American Photo Service on Okinawa. Sold to military and dependent personnel stationed on Okinawa from about 1950 to 1954. Bert started out as Mosher-Reid Photo Service in a Quonset hut at Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester, exact date unknown and then set up The American Photo Service plant in Machinato (Makiminato). The ad is from 1954 so we know The American Photo Service started around 1954 or a little earlier. The American Photo Service also had a PX concession. I believe that Bert was the photographer for most, if not all of the photos. In the mid-1950's The American Photo Service started selling postcards, some of which were based on photos from the photo booklets. Bert sold out and moved back to the US in 1957. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/mosher_reid_4 6 These postcards were published by the Koza Chamber of Commerce and Industry to show the progress being made in the Koza (now Okinawa City) area since the end of the war. They are believed to be among the first color postcards printed on Okinawa since the end of the war. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1951-52_koza_chamber_commerce_industry 40 Photos from the Okinawa Engineer District (US Army Corps of Engineers) of some of the roads that they have constructed on Okinawa. The maps show the approximate locations of some of the photos. The US Army Engineer District, Ryukyu Islands was responsible for planning, design and construction of most of the military installations and roads on Okinawa.

Highway 40 (now 29) Shuri (Shurei)
Highway 1 (now 58) at Machinato (Makiminato)
Highway 1 intersection with Highway 30 (now 81) at Oyama
Intersection of Highway 5 (now 330) at Awase (now Highway 85)
Highway 30 (now 81) http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1955_OKED_road 43 We (Nav. Aids Technicians with the 1962nd Comm. Group) had to install and maintain a new transmitter at Okuma. We had to make many trips north and it seemed like almost every trip was in the rain. Most of the photos are taken from Shoiya and north where they were widening the road and paving it. As you can see in the first photos it was a long and interesting trip before we saw the light at the end of the tunnel. Our transmitter was just south of the Officers Rest Center at Okuma and right across the road from the Voice of America transmitting station. We had a nice beach front view but hard to enjoy in the rain. Of course when we left to return to Kadena it stopped raining. The photos on page 2 are the VOA transmitting site. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1964_Okuma_1 87 We (Nav. Aids Technicians with the 1962nd Comm. Group) had to install and maintain a new transmitter at Okuma. We had to make many trips north and it seemed like almost every trip was in the rain. Most of the photos are taken from Shoiya and north where they were widening the road and paving it. As you can see in the first photos it was a long and interesting trip before we saw the light at the end of the tunnel. Our transmitter was just south of the Officers Rest Center at Okuma and right across the road from the Voice of America transmitting station. We had a nice beach front view but hard to enjoy in the rain. Of course when we left to return to Kadena it stopped raining. The photos on page 2 are the VOA transmitting site. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1964_Okuma_2 88 If you remember 1973 then you remember Paul Simon singing "Momma, Don't Take My Kodachrome Away"

Most of these color slides are Kodachrome slides and you can see that the colors are quite vivid on most of them, but age has begun to take its toll on some, which are not Kodachrome slides. The Ektachrome and Anscochrome films are starting to fade away and change color and it took a lot of color restoration software to bring them back to anywhere near their original colors.

These color slides cover many area of Okinawa.

Camp Kubasaki (Kuba-Saki)
Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester
Shimabuku
Nakausuku Castle
Futema (Futenma)
Ryukyu Command Hq at Fort Buckner (now Camp Foster)
Ishikawa (now Uruma City)
Jagaru
Kin
Nago
Naha Koza (now Okinawa City)
Kadena Air Base
Suicide Cliff
Itoman
University of Ryukyus at Shuri (Shurei)
Naminoue (Tea House August Moon) http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/COLOR_SLIDES_1 48 If you remember 1973 then you remember Paul Simon singing "Momma, Don't Take My Kodachrome Away"

Most of these color slides are Kodachrome slides and you can see that the colors are quite vivid on most of them, but age has begun to take its toll on some, which are not Kodachrome slides. The Ektachrome and Anscochrome films are starting to fade away and change color and it took a lot of color restoration software to bring them back to anywhere near their original colors.

These color slides cover many area of Okinawa.

Camp Kubasaki (Kuba-Saki)
Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester
Shimabuku
Nakausuku Castle
Futema (Futenma)
Ryukyu Command Hq at Fort Buckner (now Camp Foster)
Ishikawa (now Uruma City)
Jagaru
Kin
Nago
Naha Koza (now Okinawa City)
Kadena Air Base
Suicide Cliff
Itoman
University of Ryukyus at Shuri (Shurei)
Naminoue (Tea House August Moon) http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/COLOR_SLIDES_2 49 If you remember 1973 then you remember Paul Simon singing "Momma, Don't Take My Kodachrome Away"

Most of these color slides are Kodachrome slides and you can see that the colors are quite vivid on most of them, but age has begun to take its toll on some, which are not Kodachrome slides. The Ektachrome and Anscochrome films are starting to fade away and change color and it took a lot of color restoration software to bring them back to anywhere near their original colors.

These color slides cover many area of Okinawa.

Camp Kubasaki (Kuba-Saki)
Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester
Shimabuku
Nakausuku Castle
Futema (Futenma)
Ryukyu Command Hq at Fort Buckner (now Camp Foster)
Ishikawa (now Uruma City)
Jagaru
Kin
Nago
Naha Koza (now Okinawa City)
Kadena Air Base
Suicide Cliff
Itoman
University of Ryukyus at Shuri (Shurei)
Naminoue (Tea House August Moon) http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/COLOR_SLIDES_3 50 If you remember 1973 then you remember Paul Simon singing "Momma, Don't Take My Kodachrome Away"

Most of these color slides are Kodachrome slides and you can see that the colors are quite vivid on most of them, but age has begun to take its toll on some, which are not Kodachrome slides. The Ektachrome and Anscochrome films are starting to fade away and change color and it took a lot of color restoration software to bring them back to anywhere near their original colors.

These color slides cover many area of Okinawa.

Camp Kubasaki (Kuba-Saki)
Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester
Shimabuku
Nakausuku Castle
Futema (Futenma)
Ryukyu Command Hq at Fort Buckner (now Camp Foster)
Ishikawa (now Uruma City)
Jagaru
Kin
Nago
Naha Koza (now Okinawa City)
Kadena Air Base
Suicide Cliff
Itoman
University of Ryukyus at Shuri (Shurei)
Naminoue (Tea House August Moon) http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/COLOR_SLIDES_4 51 If you remember 1973 then you remember Paul Simon singing "Momma, Don't Take My Kodachrome Away"

Most of these color slides are Kodachrome slides and you can see that the colors are quite vivid on most of them, but age has begun to take its toll on some, which are not Kodachrome slides. The Ektachrome and Anscochrome films are starting to fade away and change color and it took a lot of color restoration software to bring them back to anywhere near their original colors.

These color slides cover many area of Okinawa.

Camp Kubasaki (Kuba-Saki)
Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester
Shimabuku
Nakausuku Castle
Futema (Futenma)
Ryukyu Command Hq at Fort Buckner (now Camp Foster)
Ishikawa (now Uruma City)
Jagaru
Kin
Nago
Naha Koza (now Okinawa City)
Kadena Air Base
Suicide Cliff
Itoman
University of Ryukyus at Shuri (Shurei)
Naminoue (Tea House August Moon) http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/COLOR_SLIDES_5 52 If you remember 1973 then you remember Paul Simon singing "Momma, Don't Take My Kodachrome Away"

Most of these color slides are Kodachrome slides and you can see that the colors are quite vivid on most of them, but age has begun to take its toll on some, which are not Kodachrome slides. The Ektachrome and Anscochrome films are starting to fade away and change color and it took a lot of color restoration software to bring them back to anywhere near their original colors.

These color slides cover many area of Okinawa.

Camp Kubasaki (Kuba-Saki)
Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester
Shimabuku
Nakausuku Castle
Futema (Futenma)
Ryukyu Command Hq at Fort Buckner (now Camp Foster)
Ishikawa (now Uruma City)
Jagaru
Kin
Nago
Naha Koza (now Okinawa City)
Kadena Air Base
Suicide Cliff
Itoman
University of Ryukyus at Shuri (Shurei)
Naminoue (Tea House August Moon) http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/COLOR_SLIDES_6 53 If you remember 1973 then you remember Paul Simon singing "Momma, Don't Take My Kodachrome Away"

Most of these color slides are Kodachrome slides and you can see that the colors are quite vivid on most of them, but age has begun to take its toll on some, which are not Kodachrome slides. The Ektachrome and Anscochrome films are starting to fade away and change color and it took a lot of color restoration software to bring them back to anywhere near their original colors.

These color slides cover many area of Okinawa.

Camp Kubasaki (Kuba-Saki)
Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester
Shimabuku
Nakausuku Castle
Futema (Futenma)
Ryukyu Command Hq at Fort Buckner (now Camp Foster)
Ishikawa (now Uruma City)
Jagaru
Kin
Nago
Naha Koza (now Okinawa City)
Kadena Air Base
Suicide Cliff
Itoman
University of Ryukyus at Shuri (Shurei)
Naminoue (Tea House August Moon) http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/COLOR_SLIDES_7 54 If you remember 1973 then you remember Paul Simon singing "Momma, Don't Take My Kodachrome Away"

Most of these color slides are Kodachrome slides and you can see that the colors are quite vivid on most of them, but age has begun to take its toll on some, which are not Kodachrome slides. The Ektachrome and Anscochrome films are starting to fade away and change color and it took a lot of color restoration software to bring them back to anywhere near their original colors.

These color slides cover many area of Okinawa.

Camp Kubasaki (Kuba-Saki)
Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester
Shimabuku
Nakausuku Castle
Futema (Futenma)
Ryukyu Command Hq at Fort Buckner (now Camp Foster)
Ishikawa (now Uruma City)
Jagaru
Kin
Nago
Naha Koza (now Okinawa City)
Kadena Air Base
Suicide Cliff
Itoman
University of Ryukyus at Shuri (Shurei)
Naminoue (Tea House August Moon) http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/COLOR_SLIDES_8 55 If you remember 1973 then you remember Paul Simon singing "Momma, Don't Take My Kodachrome Away"

Most of these color slides are Kodachrome slides and you can see that the colors are quite vivid on most of them, but age has begun to take its toll on some, which are not Kodachrome slides. The Ektachrome and Anscochrome films are starting to fade away and change color and it took a lot of color restoration software to bring them back to anywhere near their original colors.

These color slides cover many area of Okinawa.

Camp Kubasaki (Kuba-Saki)
Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester
Shimabuku
Nakausuku Castle
Futema (Futenma)
Ryukyu Command Hq at Fort Buckner (now Camp Foster)
Ishikawa (now Uruma City)
Jagaru
Kin
Nago
Naha Koza (now Okinawa City)
Kadena Air Base
Suicide Cliff
Itoman
University of Ryukyus at Shuri (Shurei)
Naminoue (Tea House August Moon) http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/COLOR_SLIDES_9 56 If you remember 1973 then you remember Paul Simon singing "Momma, Don't Take My Kodachrome Away"

Most of these color slides are Kodachrome slides and you can see that the colors are quite vivid on most of them, but age has begun to take its toll on some, which are not Kodachrome slides. The Ektachrome and Anscochrome films are starting to fade away and change color and it took a lot of color restoration software to bring them back to anywhere near their original colors.

These color slides cover many area of Okinawa.

Camp Kubasaki (Kuba-Saki)
Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester
Shimabuku
Nakausuku Castle
Futema (Futenma)
Ryukyu Command Hq at Fort Buckner (now Camp Foster)
Ishikawa (now Uruma City)
Jagaru
Kin
Nago
Naha Koza (now Okinawa City)
Kadena Air Base
Suicide Cliff
Itoman
University of Ryukyus at Shuri (Shurei)
Naminoue (Tea House August Moon) http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/COLOR_SLIDES_10 57 If you remember 1973 then you remember Paul Simon singing "Momma, Don't Take My Kodachrome Away"

Most of these color slides are Kodachrome slides and you can see that the colors are quite vivid on most of them, but age has begun to take its toll on some, which are not Kodachrome slides. The Ektachrome and Anscochrome films are starting to fade away and change color and it took a lot of color restoration software to bring them back to anywhere near their original colors.

These color slides cover many area of Okinawa.

Camp Kubasaki (Kuba-Saki)
Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester
Shimabuku
Nakausuku Castle
Futema (Futenma)
Ryukyu Command Hq at Fort Buckner (now Camp Foster)
Ishikawa (now Uruma City)
Jagaru
Kin
Nago
Naha Koza (now Okinawa City)
Kadena Air Base
Suicide Cliff
Itoman
University of Ryukyus at Shuri (Shurei)
Naminoue (Tea House August Moon) http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/COLOR_SLIDES_11 58 Part of the Tenth (X) Army on Okinawa.

Photos showing the devastation of war in Naha, the prison at Naha, Naha harbor, the railroad system that use to exist on Okinawa, and the Butoku-Den judo gym in Naha. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_47th_eng 14 Color postcards from Naha and Shuri (Shurei) showing the changes over the years from Kokusai-Dori, to Shuri-Mon (Gate of Courtesy). Naha harbor to Tomari Port, Shuri museum at Ryutan Lake to the University of the Ryukyus, Butoku-Den to the Ryubo department store. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/cpc_naha_shuri_1 64 Color postcards from Naha and Shuri (Shurei) showing the changes over the years from Kokusai-Dori, to Shuri-Mon (Gate of Courtesy). Naha harbor to Tomari Port, Shuri museum at Ryutan Lake to the University of the Ryukyus, Butoku-Den to the Ryubo department store. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/cpc_naha_shuri_2 65 Including Nago, Motobu area, Okuma, Shioya, and Haneji http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/cpc_northern_okinawa 66 WWII monuments in the southern part of Okinawa, including Buckner Memorial, Cave of the Virgins (Himeyuri monument) and the Peace Memorial Park area. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/cpc_suicide_cliff 71 Personal photos from Koza (now Okinawa City), Gate 2 Street, BC Street, Goya 4 Corners and just wandering around. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1963-67_KOZA 85 Personal photos from Suicide Cliff

WWII monuments in the southern part of Okinawa and the Peace Memorial Park area. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1963-67_suicide_cliff 86 Louis J. Pontolillo was a Marine in WWII, and Golden Portraits was a business he owned in Meriden, CT. I do not know if Louis Pontolillo took the photos himself but there is a very good chance he did. The first photo is scenes from Ie Shima and I believe that the photographer was stationed on Ie Shima based on his prayer to get more points so he could be discharged and go home. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_golden_portraits 18 Various GI photos from 1948-50, I have no information on the unit involved, other than the approximate date. Note that there is quite a bit of typhoon damage in this group and I it may have been Typhoon Libby in October 1948 or Typhoon Gloria in July 1949.

Photos show some of the military installations and formations, the Okinawa Memorial Church at Camp Mercy Army Hospital, Koyoda village, bomb damaged sugar mill, bull fighting, Shioya, and the road to Nago. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1948-50_gi_photos_2 35 Damage from Typhoon Emma in 1956, including damage at Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester, Yafuso, Ojana, Shimabuku, Aza, Machinato, Kadena, Koza (Okinawa City) and Futema (Futenma). http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1956_Typhoon_Emma 47 None of these postcards have any identifying information on them that would indicate who published or sold them.

Various scenes from Shuri (Shurei), Naminoue, Rycom Army Headquarters at Fort Buckner (now Camp Foster), Kin Shrine, Tatami weaving by hand, and Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester Hospital http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1950-55_BW_postcards_unknown_publisher 38 Various postcards showing scenes such as sugar cane processing in the 1950's, weaving, Dragon Boat races, planting rice by hand, and the poisonous Habu snake. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/cpc_okinawa_scenes_1 67 Various postcards showing scenes such as sugar cane processing in the 1950's, weaving, Dragon Boat races, planting rice by hand, and the poisonous Habu snake. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/cpc_okinawa_scenes_2 68 Including Futenma (Futema), Koza (Okinawa City), Kin, Nakagusuku, Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester, Moon Beach, Yaka Beach, VFW club, US Army Headquarters at Fort Buckner, Sukiran (Zukiran, Zukeran), Awase, Manza-mo, and various other military installations http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/cpc_central_okinawa_1 60 Including Futenma (Futema), Koza (Okinawa City), Kin, Nakagusuku, Camp Kue (Camp Kuwae) now Camp Lester, Moon Beach, Yaka Beach, VFW club, US Army Headquarters at Fort Buckner, Sukiran (Zukiran, Zukeran), Awase, Manza-mo, and various other military installations http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/cpc_central_okinawa_2 61 Various photos showing some GI camps and camp activities during 1945-46.

Scenes showing some of the military cemeteries on Okinawa, GI movie theaters, and unloading LST's http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_GIs_and_camps 17 I do not know which base on Okinawa these were taken but you will see C-124 troop carriers, Marine helicopters, F-86 jets, F-84 jets, Air Force helicopters and the "Atomic Cannon".

The M65 Atomic Cannon, often called Atomic Annie, was a towed artillery piece built by the United States and capable of firing a nuclear device. It was developed in the early 1950s and fielded by 1953 in the European and Korean theaters. The total weight was 83 tons, and it was 84 feet long. It fired a 280mm nuclear device about 20 miles. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1956_Armed_Forces_Day 44 GI photos from around Okinawa in 1956, including Naha, Shuri (Shurei), Tomari Port, Yonabaru, Awase Meadows, and Itoman. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1956_GI_Photos_1 45 GI photos from around Okinawa in 1956, including Naha, Shuri (Shurei), Tomari Port, Yonabaru, Awase Meadows, and Itoman. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1956_GI_Photos_2 46 Various personal photos from Chatan, Kin, Naha and Yonabaru, including the old power ship at Hamby air field, Heiwa Dori (black market alley), and Naminoue Shrine. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1963-67_AROUND_OKINAWA 75 While stationed at Kadena Air Base I was an electronics technician working on Flight Facilities Navigational Aids ground stations for the 1962nd Communications Group. These systems provided navigational information to aircraft in the days before GPS systems. Every few months the FAA (Federal Aviation Agency) sent aircraft and crews to the various US bases in the Far East to test the navigational aids to make sure they were transmitting the correct information. The aircraft would fly special courses and measure the information being transmitted. In 1964 I went on one of the flights and shot a lot of aerial photos of Okinawa as we flew around the island. These are some photos from the flight. You will see Naha, Kadena, White Beach and other areas around central Okinawa. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1964_faa_flight_check_aerials 84 The 1st Air Division replaced the 8th Army Air Force on June 7, 1946 and was at Kadena until December 1, 1948 when it was replaced by the 313th Air Division.

Some of the components of the 1st Air Division on Okinawa were:
301st Fighter Wing
51st Fighter Gp
337th ASG
316th Bomb Wing
559th ASG
822nd EAG
23rd Recon Sqdn

In 1947 the 1st Air Division published a book titled "1st Air Division - Okinawa" which was written and complied by Capt. Robert Merritt, the public relations officer. The book consisted of 70 pages of mostly photos of 1st Air activities and Okinawan scenes. The photos in this section are mostly 4x5 and 8x10 photos that were used in the production of the book. They had crop marks and notes on the back as to the sizes of the photos to be used in the book. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1947_1stAirDivision_1 29 The 1st Air Division replaced the 8th Army Air Force on June 7, 1946 and was at Kadena until December 1, 1948 when it was replaced by the 313th Air Division.

Some of the components of the 1st Air Division on Okinawa were:

301st Fighter Wing
51st Fighter Gp
337th ASG
316th Bomb Wing
559th ASG
822nd EAG
23rd Recon Sqdn

In 1947 the 1st Air Division published a book titled "1st Air Division - Okinawa" which was written and complied by Capt. Robert Merritt, the public relations officer. The book consisted of 70 pages of mostly photos of 1st Air activities and Okinawan scenes. The photos in this section are mostly 4x5 and 8x10 photos that were used in the production of the book. They had crop marks and notes on the back as to the sizes of the photos to be used in the book. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1947_1stAirDivision_2 31 Traditional Okinawan Karate Blog

Ryukyu / Okinawa Stamps - Baxley Stamps

The Ryukyu Philatelic Specialist Society, LTD. - Okinawa stamps 1945-1972

Homepage of the Battle of Okinawa Historical Society and Museum

Mike's Ryukyu Gallery

http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/links 81 These postcards were probably published sometime in the 1960's. These were jumbo postcards 5.5 inches by 8 inches. It is not known if the Okinawa Times published any other postcards.

In order the postcards are FRONT COVER OF POSTCARD HOLDER, DEIGO FLOWERS, YAKENA BAY, CORAL REEF AT ONNA, KONPAKU MONUMENT, HANEJI INLAND SEA, KOKUSAI STREET AT NIGHT, FAMILY RESIDENCE AND STONE WALLS, SHUREI-MON, BULL FIGHT ARENA. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/okinawa_times_postcards 80 Photos of Areas of Okinawa Embedded from those that were created by me at Photosynth .... Enjoy!

After clicking on "Click to view" click once again, anywhere in the box with the panorama picture in it ... then, hit your "f" key and it should expand to full screen the esc key will return to normal

or click on the right box within the controls at the bottom of the screen to expand or contract the viewer.

Click on the + button on the screen to zoom in.

Hold the left click button down on your mouse and drag the cursor around to drag the panorama around. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/panorama_stream_koza_kadena 79 I was stationed with the 1962nd Comm. Group at Kadena from 1963 to 1967. These are my personal photos of the base and some of the equipment I worked on. The equipment was either next to the runways, at the end of the runway on the center line, or about a mile out from the end of the runways, as you will see in some of the photos. It was interesting when B-52's or SR-71's were taking off or landing right over your head. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1963-67_kadena_1 76 I was stationed with the 1962nd Comm. Group at Kadena from 1963 to 1967. These are my personal photos of the base and some of the equipment I worked on. The equipment was either next to the runways, at the end of the runway on the center line, or about a mile out from the end of the runways, as you will see in some of the photos. It was interesting when B-52's or SR-71's were taking off or landing right over your head. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1963-67_kadena_2 77 These postcards are believed to have been produced and sold by The American Photo Service on Okinawa. Owned by Bert Mosher these postcards were sold between about 1953 and 1957. You will note that some of the postcards are either identical to or similar to photos found in the Mosher-Reid and The American Photo Service photo booklets shown in another section of this website. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/american_photo_postcards_1 73 These postcards are believed to have been produced and sold by The American Photo Service on Okinawa. Owned by Bert Mosher these postcards were sold between about 1953 and 1957. You will note that some of the postcards are either identical to or similar to photos found in the Mosher-Reid and The American Photo Service photo booklets shown in another section of this website. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/american_photo_postcards_2 74 We have compiled an enormous amount of photos from the early post war time in okinawa.

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Thank you for visiting!! The Remembering Okinawa Team http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/about 72 http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_panos 3 I have found no information on the 1927 Signal Company. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945-46_1927_Sig_Co 7 These press release photos were taken by Marine, Navy, and Coast Guard combat photographers during the invasion and combat phases of the battle for Okinawa. The first 2 photos are pre-invasion intelligence photos used in the planning phase for the invasion. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_press_release 8 On June 14, 1945 the Seventh Naval Construction Battalion (Seabee's) began construction of a seaplane base on Katchin Hanto (Katsuren Peninsula). These photos date from that period and show the seaplane base before and after Typhoon Louise, a super-typhoon, which hit Okinawa on 9 Oct 1945 and caused major damage to most of the military installations on Okinawa. I have included copies of the notes on the back of the photos, many photos have no information on them, but these show some of the thoughts of the man who lived these memories. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_katchin_hanto_1 10 On June 14, 1945 the Seventh Naval Construction Battalion (Seabee's) began construction of a seaplane base on Katchin Hanto (Katsuren Peninsula). These photos date from that period and show the seaplane base before and after Typhoon Louise, a super-typhoon, which hit Okinawa on 9 Oct 1945 and caused major damage to most of the military installations on Okinawa. I have included copies of the notes on the back of the photos, many photos have no information on them, but these show some of the thoughts of the man who lived these memories. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_katchin_hanto_2 11 These postcards were printed by the Grogan Photo Co. in Danville, Illinois and sold to GI's on Okinawa. Based on postmarked postcards from Okinawa these were for sale on Okinawa from about April 1947 to as late as 1958. Grogan Photo Co. used official Marine war photos to produce these postcards. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_grogan_postcard_1 13 These postcards were printed by the Grogan Photo Co. in Danville, Illinois and sold to GI's on Okinawa. Based on postmarked postcards from Okinawa these were for sale on Okinawa from about April 1947 to as late as 1958. Grogan Photo Co. used official Marine war photos to produce these postcards. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_grogan_postcard_2 19 Little is known about this company, it is believed to have only been in business for a couple of years. The company did copyright their photos and research has shown that they were listed in the 1945 copyright index. They copyrighted 92 photos in 1945, with 17 being from Okinawa and 75 of the Philippines. It is unknown if they copyrighted any in 1946. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945-46_vets_picture_exchange 16 These postcards were printed by the Grogan Photo Co. in Danville, Illinois and sold to GI's on Okinawa. Based on postmarked postcards from Okinawa these were for sale on Okinawa from about April 1947 to as late as 1958. Grogan Photo Co. used official Marine war photos to produce these postcards. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_grogan_postcard_3 20 Various photos showing scenes and sights in Naha and some of the war damage. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_naha_damage 21 GI photos of various scenes around Okinawa. When you look at these photos you may recognize some that you have seen before on other websites. Most of the GI's on Okinawa at the time did not have cameras, so some enterprising GI's with cameras went into the photo selling business. Some of the local unit PX's also came up with small groups of photos which they sold to GI's in their units. So if you have seen some of these before that is because there are a lot of copies out there that were brought or sent home by GI's stationed on Okinawa at that time. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_okinawa_scenes_1 22 GI photos of various scenes around Okinawa. When you look at these photos you may recognize some that you have seen before on other websites. Most of the GI's on Okinawa at the time did not have cameras, so some enterprising GI's with cameras went into the photo selling business. Some of the local unit PX's also came up with small groups of photos which they sold to GI's in their units. So if you have seen some of these before that is because there are a lot of copies out there that were brought or sent home by GI's stationed on Okinawa at that time. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_okinawa_scenes_2 23 On 4 October 1945, a typhoon was spotted developing in the Caroline Islands and tracked as it moved on a predictable course to the northwest. Although expected to pass into the East China Sea north of Formosa on 8 October, the storm unexpectedly veered north toward Okinawa. That evening the storm slowed down and, just as it approached Okinawa, began to greatly increase in intensity. The sudden shift of the storm caught many ships and small craft in the constricted waters of Buckner Bay (Nakagusuku Wan) and they were unable to escape to sea. On 9 October, when the storm passed over the island, winds of 80 knots (92 miles per hour) and 30-35 foot waves battered the ships and craft in the bay and tore into tents, Quonset huts and buildings ashore. A total of 12 ships and craft were sunk, 222 grounded, and 32 severely damaged. Personnel casualties were 36 killed, 47 missing, and 100 seriously injured. Almost all the food, medical supplies and other stores were destroyed, over 80% of all housing and buildings knocked down, and all the military installations on the island were temporarily out of action. Over 60 planes were damaged as well, though most were repairable. The devastation to the Okinawan population was equally as bad as most of them were being housed in tents and thatched roof houses. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1945_typhoon_louise_damage 24 One of the early Red Cross clubs for military personnel on Okinawa was the Typhoon Terrace. The newspaper article announcing the opening of the Typhoon Terrace is from the 23 March 1945 issue of "The Daily Okinawan", a military newspaper for GI's. The third photo is the garden behind the club. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1946_typhoon_terrace 26 A lot of these photos had notes on them indicating that most were taken at what was known as Kin Range. Based on views in the photos it is believed that these photos were taken at what is now Camp Hanson. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1949_KinRange 27 The 1st Air Division replaced the 8th Army Air Force on June 7, 1946 and was at Kadena until December 1, 1948 when it was replaced by the 313th Air Division. These photos are actually 1947-48 calendars that the 1st Air Division produced on 8x10 photographic paper using photos that appeared in the book "1st Air Division-Okinawa". http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1947_1stAirDiv_Calendars 32 I have been able to put together a panorama of Koyoda in 1948 based on photos that a GI took probably with no idea that 65 years later computer software would be able to take his photos and stitch them together into a panoramic view of what he were looking at. The bay you see in the panorama is now filled in and covered with houses. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/1948_pano 36 These are panoramas that I put together from Kodachrome slides that dated from 1955 and 1958. You can view the individual slides and many others in the Color Slide section. These are large files and may take a few seconds to load depending on your internet connection. http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/Kodachrome_panoramas 59 Including the Ernie Pyle Memorial http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/cpc_ie_shima 62 http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/cpc_okinawan_dance 69 Including Itoman and Yonabaru http://www.rememberingokinawa.com/page/cpc_southern_okinawa 70