Cowan joined the Army Air Force in 1943 and served in World War II as part of the ground crew at various military bases and at Okinawa.
Haebaru is located in the south of Okinawa Island directly southeast of the prefectural capital of Naha.
During the time of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, Kumejima was often visited by Chinese envoys called "sapposhi" on their way to Shuri Castle on Okinawa Island.
After graduating from high school he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served on the island of Okinawa.
The Naha Military Port was constructed by the U.S. troops after their landing on Okinawa Island in 1945.
Upon closer examination Gichin Funikoshi was an Okinawan expatriate living in Japan teaching an Okinawan martial art.
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