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"To the barber! Belts and shoes in hand, I let myself be dragged off to the barbers . They took our hair off with clippers, and shaved off all the hair on our bodies."
Okinawa was one of the largest single battles in the pacific and also the bloodiest, It would see mass use of Kamikazes, artillery and mass banzai charges, it would ultimately be one of the key arguments against an invasion of Japan.
(PS sorry if this is too lengthy)