Of the above , all except the 9th , bypassed on Formosa .
The 28th , on Miyako Jima , avoided being devastated by battle , starvation , and disease during the brutal combat in the Philippines and Okinawa .
Of the above , all except the 9th , bypassed on Formosa , and the 28th , on Miyako Jima , avoided being devastated by battle , starvation , and disease during the brutal combat in the Philippines and Okinawa .