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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An archipelago of volcanic islands in the western Pacific Ocean south of Japan. The islands formed a major Japanese military stronghold in World War II.
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Examples
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And Mr. Matthews, the mate of the barque _Oliver Cromwell_ was perfectly correct in his surmise, for the strange white man who had stolen aboard the ship so quietly in the Bonin Islands was a deserter from his Majesty
Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 Louis Becke 1884
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Ogasawara island chain - also known as the Bonin Islands - 500 miles south of Tokyo.
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Once successfully established in the Philippines, the Americans landed on Iwo Jima in the Bonin Islands in February 1945 to deny the Japanese the airfields on the island and instead utilize them for support of the air attacks and eventual landing on Japan itself.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Once successfully established in the Philippines, the Americans landed on Iwo Jima in the Bonin Islands in February 1945 to deny the Japanese the airfields on the island and instead utilize them for support of the air attacks and eventual landing on Japan itself.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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The Bonin Islands were among the worst places for Americans to be captured: at least one Liberator crewman who survived his shootdown was killed by Japanese who used him for bayonet practice.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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From B-29 bases on Guam, a glance at the map showed the next stepping-stone to Japan: the Bonin Islands, midway between the Marianas and Honshu, some 750 miles south of Tokyo.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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The Bonin Islands were among the worst places for Americans to be captured: at least one Liberator crewman who survived his shootdown was killed by Japanese who used him for bayonet practice.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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The only noteworthy land between the Marianas and Japan was the Japanese-held Bonin Islands.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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From B-29 bases on Guam, a glance at the map showed the next stepping-stone to Japan: the Bonin Islands, midway between the Marianas and Honshu, some 750 miles south of Tokyo.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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The only noteworthy land between the Marianas and Japan was the Japanese-held Bonin Islands.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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