The 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion was a United States Marine Corps antiaircraft unit that served during World War II. Formed in 1942 as the 8th Defense Battalion, its original mission was the a
Unofficial insignia taken from a 1981 8th AAA Battalion reunion pamphlet
Yomitan Auxiliary Airfield
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Yontan Airfield is a former military airfield located near Yomitan Village on the west coast of Okinawa. It was closed in July 1996 and turned over to the Japanese government in December 2006. Today i
A view of Yontan Air Field looking northeast in 1945 with the East China Sea in the background
USMC Corsairs of VMF-311 at Yontan Airfield during Battle of Okinawa