[SuperLuminal]

DZ, your son is about the age I was on December 7th, 1941...

So I have very clear memories of WWII...
Particularly the Pacific Theater since my Dad joined the Marines in Feb 1942 and was in the first wave onto Guadalcanal (1st Division) and, subsequently, several other island amphibious landings,,,
The last one on April fools day in 1945 on Okinawa (6th Division)...

Here is a link to a YouTube playlist that I have compiled of video histories of the Pacific theater land, sea, and air battles...

I made this for my grandchildren and great grandchildren to help understand just how great the United States was back when it was a Nation of freedom, liberty & patriotism...

WWII: Pearl Harbor & Beyond

[Mass Market]

Thank you for that Link. I appreciate your work.

[hanamizu]

“The last one on April fools day in 1945 on Okinawa (6th Division)...’

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I had a student who brought in his granddad’s war diary. He served on U.S.S. Bennington a carrier. They couldn’t read his handwriting and had no idea what Zekes and Bettys were so I copied the diary and printed up a readable copy for them to read and I put footnotes in describing the terms that I understood.

One of the fascinating bits was his description of Okinawa. Besides being April Fools Day, it was also Easter Sunday, the code phrase was ‘Love Day’. He describes things just as they are laid out in the history books. Expect fierce opposition.
Surprised at how easy the landings are. Great amounts of ground gained, then the horror of the next three months. His spelling of Okinawa changed. At first it was something like Oka Nawa, but after a few days he was spelling it right.

I asked the family if they’d like to donate the diary to the museum at Pensacola but they decided to hang on to it.