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Language
English
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Abstract
One of the copies of the surrender document of Japanese garrisons on Aka Shima and Tokashiki Shima to U.S. forces on Zamani
Shima, all islands being a part of the Kerama Retto group near Okinawa. These were the first two Japanese garrisons to formally
surrender after the Japanese imperial announcement of capitulation to the Allies in World War II. Their surrender was managed
and accepted by the U.S. commander, a West Virginian, Julian G. Hearne, in command of the 24th Infantry Regiment, the main
contingent of the U.S. Army Garrison Force of the Kerama Retto. Included is Hearne's report of his unit's activities, such
as the clearing of mines and traps, performed as a part of the process of surrender.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Julian G. Hearne, World War II Soldier, Records regarding Japanese Surrender
of Garrisons Aka Shima and Tokashiki Shima, A&M 0709, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University
Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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