Islands to the west of the main island of Okinawa, in the village of Yomitan in the central part of

In this photo taken in May 1945, the defensive walls behind Shuri Castle moat are reduced to rubble and surrounding trees battered after the castle was taken by U.S. forces.... Answer: The U.S. military first reached the Kerama islands, west of the main island of Okinawa, on March 26, 1945.... There was little resistance from the Imperial Japanese military....