April Fool’s Day Suicide Mission, April 1, 1945

File — Box: AR00038, Folder: 38

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains information on a described suicide mission that took place on April 1, 1945. The mission's goal was for the Mavin H. McIntyre, 600 men, and 400 Marine Raiders to successfully capture the Yontan Airfield in Okinawa, Japan.

Dates

Event: April 1, 1945

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.8 Linear Feet : 1 Banker box, 46 Full 1/2" Tab Legal-Size File Folders, 1 Oversized Hollinger box, 4 oversized folders, 2 bound books, and 1 picture frame.