Okinawa Beachhead. The sea might of America closes in on Tokyo (April 13, 1945). Striking boldly at the west coast of Okinawa, Jap bastion in the Ryukyus, another formidable task force carves out a beachhead, this time about 350 miles from the Japanese mainland. Coast Guard-manned and Navy landing craft of all kinds blacken the sea out to the horizon, where stand the battlewagons, cruisers and destroyers.

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Keywords: 17-a2-212, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg