...US Forces invaded the Japanese occupied island of Okinawa, so we were fairly sure we would get involved in that operation. Early in the battle for Okinawa, the Japs threw their hundreds of suicide bombers at US ships that were anywhere near. Our ship would have made a good target...Our ship did not hurry to get to Okinawa...While on Okinawa, we were assigned to Kimpo Airfield near Seoul, S Korea. While waiting for transportation to Korea, we experienced a typhoon of considerable strength. Our basic tactic was to tear down our 4-man tents, put heavy stuff on the canvas to hold it down and crawl in some suitable spot under the canvass to listen to the wind blow the whole night.