ITOMAN, Okinawa Prefecture—A search of a cave here uncovered the bones of six adults and two children who likely died during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. The bones were collected in late February ...

Of about 140 local residents who hid in Chibichirigama cave, 83 lost their lives due ... forces that fought against the U.S. forces in Okinawa in the closing days of World War II were soldiers ...

In natural caves called "gama" on the island of Okinawa, Izabela retrieves the bones of those who died during the Second World War To her son and daughter, Izabela relates what happened to her own ...

They bombed caves where both were hiding ... Japanese commanders in Okinawa ended organized combat on June 23rd, 1945, and then committed suicide. In the end, over 12,000 American soldiers ...