The Snapshots in Time Collection
Command Post Established in Ruins of Okinawan Tomb - Official USMC Photo 16-20
U.S. Marines establish a command post amid the ruins of a traditional Okinawan tomb during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. The island's distinctive stone and concrete tomb structures, built into hillsides, offered rare cover on the exposed terrain and were frequently repurposed by both Japanese and American forces throughout the campaign. Project: 218500