Hagushi bay is located in Yomitan, Okinawa. The bay is at the mouth of Hija River. The north side of the mouth of the river has a public beach called Toguchi Beach.
Hagushi bay was the primary unloading point for American supplies during the invasion of Okinawa during World War II. The bay, at the mouth of the Bishi River (now called Hija River), was the dividing line between the First and Sixth US Marine divisions, which landed on the Hagushi beaches to the north, and the Seventh andNinety-sixth Infantry Divisions of the US Army which landed south of the river's mouth. In the seven-day campaign of aerial and naval bombardment which preceded the 1 April 1945 landings, Japanese beach defenses and shipping at the Bishi River's mouth were heavily bombarded, and US Navyfrogmen swept the Hagushi beaches of thousands of landmines and nearly 3000 wooden posts. The beach landings were unopposed by the Imperial Japanese Army aside from scattered artillery and sniper fire, and by nightfall on 1 April 1945, 60,000 American troops were ashore.[1]
hagushi, located, yomitan, okinawa, mouth, hija, river, north, side, mouth, river, public, beach, called, toguchi, beach, locationyomitan, okinawacoordinates26, 362967, 739046, 362967, 739046, coordinates, 362967, 739046, 362967, 739046river, sourceshija, rive. Hagushi bay is located in Yomitan Okinawa The bay is at the mouth of Hija River The north side of the mouth of the river has a public beach called Toguchi Beach HagushiHagushiLocationYomitan OkinawaCoordinates26 21 47 N 127 44 21 E 26 362967 N 127 739046 E 26 362967 127 739046 Coordinates 26 21 47 N 127 44 21 E 26 362967 N 127 739046 E 26 362967 127 739046River sourcesHija RiverPrimary outflowsToguchi Beach Contents 1 World War II 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksWorld War II Edit Hagushi landing Hagushi bay was the primary unloading point for American supplies during the invasion of Okinawa during World War II The bay at the mouth of the Bishi River now called Hija River was the dividing line between the First and Sixth US Marine divisions which landed on the Hagushi beaches to the north and the Seventh and Ninety sixth Infantry Divisions of the US Army which landed south of the river s mouth In the seven day campaign of aerial and naval bombardment which preceded the 1 April 1945 landings Japanese beach defenses and shipping at the Bishi River s mouth were heavily bombarded and US Navy frogmen swept the Hagushi beaches of thousands of landmines and nearly 3000 wooden posts The beach landings were unopposed by the Imperial Japanese Army aside from scattered artillery and sniper fire and by nightfall on 1 April 1945 60 000 American troops were ashore 1 See also EditSS Minot VictoryReferences Edit HyperWar The U S Army Campaigns of World War II Ryukyus External links EditHistoryLearning This Okinawa Prefecture location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This World War II article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hagushi amp oldid 1088557307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
