Research Guides: QPME: Battle of Okinawa: Key Players

MajGen Roy S. Geiger, USMC

Who: MajGen Roy S. Geiger, USMC

What: Commander, III Amphibious Corps; Commander, Tenth Army following death of Gen Buckner; Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific

Where: Pacific Ocean Areas; Okinawa

Gen Roy Geiger, USMC Biography
Official Marine Corps biography
Senior Marine Commanders - Battle of Okinawa
"The four senior Marine commanders at Okinawa were seasoned combat veterans and well versed in joint service operations — qualities that enhanced Marine Corps contributions to the success of the U.S. Tenth Army." Excerpt from THE FINAL CAMPAIGN: Marines in the Victory on Okinawan by Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (Ret).

Who: MajGen Pedro A. del Valle, USMC

What: Commander, 1st Marine Division

Where: Pacific Ocean Areas; Okinawa

LtGen Pedro A. del Valle Biography
Official Marine Corps biography
Senior Marine Commanders - Battle of Okinawa
"The four senior Marine commanders at Okinawa were seasoned combat veterans and well versed in joint service operations — qualities that enhanced Marine Corps contributions to the success of the U.S. Tenth Army." Excerpt from THE FINAL CAMPAIGN: Marines in the Victory on Okinawan by Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (Ret).

Who: MajGen Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., USMC

What: Commander, 6th Marine Division; later 20th Commandant of the Marine Corps

Where: Pacific Ocean Areas; Okinawa

MGen Lemuel C. Shepherd, USMC
Official Marine Corps biography.
Senior Marine Commanders - Battle of Okinawa
"The four senior Marine commanders at Okinawa were seasoned combat veterans and well versed in joint service operations — qualities that enhanced Marine Corps contributions to the success of the U.S. Tenth Army." Excerpt from THE FINAL CAMPAIGN: Marines in the Victory on Okinawan by Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (Ret).

Who: MajGen Francis P. Mulcahy, USMC

What: Commander, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing and Tenth Army Tactical Air Force (TAF)

Where: Pacific Ocean Areas; Okinawa

Senior Marine Commanders - Battle of Okinawa
"The four senior Marine commanders at Okinawa were seasoned combat veterans and well versed in joint service operations — qualities that enhanced Marine Corps contributions to the success of the U.S. Tenth Army." Excerpt from THE FINAL CAMPAIGN: Marines in the Victory on Okinawan by Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (Ret).

Who: Fleet Adm Chester Nimitz, USN

What: Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet; later Tenth Chief of Naval Operations

Where: Pacific Ocean Areas

Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz Biography
Tenth Chief of Naval Operations, December 15, 1945–December 15, 1947. Biography prepared by the Naval History & Heritage Command.

Who: Adm Raymond Ames Spruance, USN

What: Commander, Fifth Fleet

Where: Pacific Ocean Areas

Who: LtGen Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., USA

What: Commanding General 10th Army

Where: Okinawa, Japan

Who: Gen Mitsuru Ushijima, Imperial Japanese Army

What: Commander, 32nd Army

Where: Okinawa, Japan

Who: LtGen Usamu Cho, Imperial Japanese Army

What: Gen Ushijima's Chief of Staff

Where: Okinawa, Japan

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