United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands
United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands | |||||
Military occupation | |||||
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Capital | Not specified | ||||
Languages | Japanese Ryukyuan English | ||||
Political structure | Military occupation | ||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||
- | Battle of Okinawa | April 1, 1945 | |||
- | Founding of USCAR | December 15, 1950 | |||
Currency | A Yen (to July 1948) B yen (July 1948 – Sep 1958) | ||||
The United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (琉球列島米国軍政府 Ryūkyū-rettō Beikoku Gunseifu) was the government in Okinawa, Japan from 1945 to 1950, whereupon it was replaced by the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands.[1]
The government was headed by the military governor (軍政長官 Gunsei Chōkan) and his second-in-command, the Chief Military Government Officer (軍政府長官 Gunsei-fu Chōkan). They were assisted by the Deputy Commander of the Military Government (軍政府副長官 Gunsei-fu Fuku-chōkan).[2]
Governors
- Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. April 1, 1945 – June 18, 1945
- General Roy Geiger June 18, 1945 – June 23, 1945 (acting)
- General Joseph Stilwell June 23, 1945 – October 16, 1945 (acting to 31 July 1945)
- Major General Fred Clute Wallace June 1945 – April 23, 1946 (Commanding General, Island Command Okinawa)
- Brigadier General Lawrence A. Lawson October 17, 1945 – December 29, 1945
- Brigadier General Fremont Byron Hodson, Sr. December 29, 1945 – February 26, 1946
- Major General Leo Donovan February 26, 1946 – May 21, 1946
- Brigadier General Frederic Lord Hayden May 24, 1946 – May 11, 1948
- Major General William W. Eagles May 11, 1948 – September 30, 1949
- Major General Josef R. Sheetz October 1, 1949 – July 21, 1950
- Major General Robert B. McClure July 28, 1950 – December 6, 1950
- Brigadier General Harry B. Sherman December 6, 1950 – December 9, 1950 (acting)
- Major General Robert S. Beightler December 9, 1950 – December 15, 1950
See also
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- United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
- Government of the Ryukyu Islands, the body of Okinawan self-governance from 1952–1972.