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Battle of Okinawa ending... General Buckner is killed...
Battle of Okinawa ending... General Buckner is killed...
Item # 718489
June 20, 1945
THE STARS AND STRIPES, June 20, 1945
* Battle of Okinawa, Japan ending
* General Simon B. Buckner death
* Tenth United States Army commander
* Dwight E. Eisenhower's welcome home
The top of the front page has a heading: "Japanese Shellfire Kills Gen. Buckner At Okinawa Front" with photo. (see images)
General Buckner was killed during the closing days of the Battle of Okinawa by enemy artillery fire, making him the highest-ranking United States military officer lost to enemy fire during World War II. He would remain the highest-ranking U.S. military member to be killed by a foreign armed action until the death of Lieut. General Timothy Maude during the September 11 attacks.
Also on the front page is a another heading: "N. Y. Puts On Pageant For Gen. Eisenhower" with subhead. (see images) Nice to have in this famous military publication.
Complete with all 8 pages, tabloid size, minor margin wear, generally very nice.
Category: World War II
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