My father spent most of his tour of duty at Pearl Harbor. However, the USN transferred him to Okinawa in the late spring of 1945 in advance of the expected invasion of Japan. Unlike Wayburn Hall, my father was not in a combat unit. He worked in the postal administration of the US Navy. It was a large & complicated logistical task because they were responsible for delivering all mail (official and personal) for all branches of the US military in the Pacific theater of war. It's hard enough to deliver mail when people stay put, but it's really hard when they are constantly on the move.
This is a copy of a local military newspaper publish for the service men on Okinawa. I know John Frierson has a copy of Stars & Stripes (the official newspaper for service men world-wide) issued when the Germans surrendered in Europe. Byron Frierson saved it to commemorate the big day.
