Plan for the invasion of Japan, set for November 1945. Best case scenario allowed for 500,000 U.S. dead, so general rule of thumb is three wounded for every man killed that’s 1.5 million casualties. Estimates for the Japanese were 5-10 million. In anticipation 495,000 Purple Hearts were minted for the invasion that were happily never used. Those are still being issued today. #atomicbomb #atomicbombs #history #historylovers #worldwar #worldwar2 #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #pacifictheatre #usa #usa🇺🇸 #usmc #usaf #usnavy #usarmy https://www.instagram.com/p/CDky23hp792/?igshid=6waq1m8ylm9g









