Remember Iwo Jima

[DGUtley]

Today is the anniversary of the flag raising on Iwo Jima. The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. The American invasion, designated Operation Detachment, had the goal of capturing the entire island, including the three Japanese-controlled airfields (including the South Field and the Central Field), to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese main islands.^[4] This five-week battle comprised some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the Pacific War of World War II.

Thank you. My Mother said that my Uncle was there. I don't know. He never talked about it. I found a book one time that indicated that he'd won the DSC for action in the pacific. They're all gone now.

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[Peter1469]

Island hopping was the key to US WWII Pacific strategy.

[DGUtley]

Island hopping was the key to US WWII Pacific strategy.

We studied that strategy in college. Remember in the 70's they found a few Japanese soldiers still holding out?

[Peter1469]

We studied that strategy in college. Remember in the 70's they found a few Japanese soldiers still holding out?

I remember that.

[alexa]

"By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue."- Chester W. Nimitz

23% of the Medals of Honor awarded to Marines in WW2 were awarded on Iwo Jima.