United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands

United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands
Military occupation
←
1945–1950 →
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the Ryukyu Islands (shaded red)
in the East China Sea.
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[3]

Name Period
LTG Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. April 1, 1945 – June 18, 1945
GEN Roy Geiger[nb 1] June 18, 1945 – June 23, 1945
GEN Joseph Stilwell[nb 2] June 23, 1945 – October 16, 1945
MG Fred Clute Wallace[nb 3] June 1945 – April 23, 1946
BG Lawrence A. Lawson October 17, 1945 – December 29, 1945
BG Fremont Byron Hodson, Sr. December 30, 1945 – February 26, 1946
MG Leo Donovan February 27, 1946 – May 21, 1946
BG Frederic Lord Hayden May 24, 1946 – May 11, 1948
MG William W. Eagles May 12, 1948 – September 30, 1949
MG Josef R. Sheetz October 1, 1949 – July 21, 1950
MG Robert B. McClure July 28, 1950 – December 6, 1950
BG Harry B. Sherman[nb 1] December 6, 1950 – December 9, 1950
MG Robert S. Beightler December 9, 1950 – December 15, 1950

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References

Notes
  1. 1 2 Acting
  2. ↑ Acting to July 31, 1945
  3. ↑ Commanding General, Island Command Okinawa
Footnotes
  1. ↑
  2. ↑ ja:琉球列島米国軍政府
  3. ↑ "Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands". worldstatesmen.org. B. Cahoon. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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