Don Harris went ashore on Iwo Jima, where he and his fellow Marines faced one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War.

US Marines launched a scathing attack on Iwo Jima island during World War II. Capturing the island, about eight kilometres ...

Eighty years ago this week, U.S. Marines landed on the tiny island of Iwo Jima, 660 miles south of Tokyo. Iwo Jima was a key objective to win World War ...

They needed a safe haven. Iwo Jima, halfway between Tokyo and the Marianas, was ideal. American landing strips on Iwo Jima would not only provide emergency assistance, but could also be a base for ...

During this week in 1945 the News Letter reported that a “terrific battle” was being waged on the island of Iwo Jima, some ...

The 36-day long battle for control of a heavily fortified pacific island, fought from the 19th of February through the 26th ...

Douglas Albert Munro led 10 landing boats back to the beaches at ... operate the Loran system on a remote Pacific Island called Iwo Jima. In March 1945, the guns fell silent and blood stopped ...

Jack Lummus' professional football career ended the moment a landmine blew off both of his legs at Iwo Jima. Lummus, a Marine Corps first lieutenant who died on March 8, 1945, at the age of 29 ...

The Iowa Goldstar Museum at Camp Dodge in Johnston is hosting an event Saturday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of ...