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Friendship Move Turns Into Big Thing in Okinawa
In Kin Okinawa a simple effort to move a boulder for a commemorative inscription grew into a major project for the 3rd Marine Engineering Battalion. Marineslabored to free a 13 ton rock from the hillside using tractors bulldozers and picks before loading it for transfer to Honolulu for a temple plaque honoring Toyama Riyajo who organized Hawaii’s first Okinawan migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kin
Okinawa
UPI
Marie
Hawaii
Marine Engineering Battalion
United Okinawan Association
I Honolulu
Akira Okamura
Honolulu
Toyama Riyajo
Waseda Uni
Charles M. Wann
San Diego
Tokyo
Ohama Nobu Calif
L. P. Ayling
Vista
Calif
R. B. Green
Reno
Nev