Sgt. Robert Rickett (1778th Engineer Construction Battalion) arrived on Okinawa in August 1945 and remained there for two months, capturing these images of the island's devastation after the battle that had ended a month-and-a-half before.
1778th Engineer Construction Battalion Rickett, Robert John, 1916-1996 World War, 1939-1945--Battlefields--Okinawa World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Time Period
1945-08 1945-09 1945-10
Source
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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