CortDiv40 Okinawa Report

CortDiv40 Okinawa Report

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American

A twelve-page action report (with additional cover sheet) for Commander Escort Division 40, Assault on Okinawa, 20 March 1945 - 27 May 1945. Dated 7 June 1945, this previously confidential report details the screening activities of the USS Foreman (DE-633); the USS Whitehurst (DE-634); the USS England (DE-635); the USS Witter (DE-636); the USS Bowers (DE-637); and the USS Willmarth (DE-638). It notes that this report includes "only matters not likely to be covered by the individual ships, or of unusual interest" to "reduce duplication." The report is signed by Frederic W. Hawes. [This item was one of several on a disc within the Ogrodnik Collection, and is only available digitally.]

original 1945

Ogrodnik Collection

Textual record

13 pp

CPL-OGRODNIK-139