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BATTLE OF IWO JIMA
A story of a volcanic ridge, two flags in the wind, and a fight that reshaped the Pacific war’s final months.
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BATTLE OF IWO JIMA
Climb to Suribachi: How Marines Seized Iwo Jima at Terrible Cost
A story of a volcanic ridge, two flags in the wind, and a fight that reshaped the Pacific war’s final months.
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James Dennis la Belle1945-03-08 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Charles Joseph BerryMarch 3, 1945 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →William Robert CaddyMarch 3, 1945 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Justice Marion Chambers1945-02-19 through 1945-02-22 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Darrell Samuel Cole1945-02-19 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Robert Hugo Dunlap1945-02-20 through 1945-02-21 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Ross Franklin Gray1945-02-21 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →William George Harrell1945-03-03 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Douglas Thomas Jacobson1945-02-26 · Hill 382, Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Joseph Rodolph Julian1945-03-09 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →John Harold Leims1945-03-07 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Jacklyn Harold LucasFebruary 20, 1945 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Jack Lummus1945-03-08 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Harry Linn Martin1945-03-26 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Joseph Jeremiah McCarthy1945-02-21 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →George Phillips1945-03-14 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Francis Junior Pierce1945-03-15 through 1945-03-16 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Donald Jack Ruhl1945-02-19 through 1945-02-21 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Franklin Earl Sigler1945-03-14 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Tony Stein1945-02-19 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →George Edward Wahlen1945-03-03 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →William Gary Walsh1945-02-27 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Wilson Douglas Watson1945-02-26 through 1945-02-27 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Hershel Woodrow “Woody” WilliamsFebruary 23, 1945 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →Jack Williams1945-03-03 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →John Harlan WillisFebruary 28, 1945 · Iwo Jima, Volcano IslandsRead the citation & sources →
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