These are the faces of children and young adults captured in 1945 by Lt. Reinhart T. Kowallis while he was stationed on Okinawa as part of a photo interpretation team attached to the 10th U.S. Army. As I look at these photos, I wonder if any of these people are still alive today and, if so, I wonder if they will ever recognize themselves in these photos.
While on girl turns to run away from the camera, another gives a big smile.
A family of native Okinawans at home.
Two young girls on the side of the road. One of them carrying a boy who was not much smaller than the girl.
A young girl getting a haircut.
Three young girls along the road.
A young boy, comfortably dressed, playing with a hoop.
An Okinawan family with their catch for the day.
A group of native Okinawans reaching for something–the photo does not say what.
Another young native Okinawan boy dressed appropriately for a warm day.
Young Okinawan boys in the back of a truck.
A pretty, camera-shy girl.
Another girl. Not so camera shy.
Two stylish Okinawan ladies at the beach.
An American serviceman (perhaps Lt. Martinson from the photo interpretation group) visiting with a young Okinawan boy.
You can read more about the Battle of Okinawa on
Wikipedia,
PBS.org, and
History.com.
Other good sites for information on the Battle of Okinawa during 1945 include:
And for post-war Okinawa, this is a very good site with lots of pictures from 1945 through 1972:
Remembering Okinawa
Note: Be sure to visit my other blogs on Okinawa in 1945:
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