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Battle for Iwo Jima: World War II
The monument of Iwo Jima is a symbol that the Marine Corp is proud of. ... The battle on Iwo Jima, an island that is about 2 miles wide and 4 miles long, was one of the bloodiest and most important battles in World War II. ... Approximately 60,000 Americans and 20,000 Japanese participated in the battle. Around 1/3 of the Marines killed in World War II were killed on Iwo Jima making Iwo Jima the battle with the highest number of casualties in Marine Corps History. ...
US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945 after 3 days of pre landing bombing from carrier based planes and short range bombers. ... After 4 days of intense battle, the first Marines reach the summit of Mount Suribachi and raise a small flag. ... After moving past the hills, Marines were pushing toward the second airstrip and as with most of the fighting on Iwo Jima and frontal assault was used to gain every inch of ground. ... The 4th Marine division was moving and seizing the eastern part of the island when they encountered a small banzai attack from the last of the Japanese Navy serving on Iwo Jima. ...
On March 4, a rewarding sight for the Marines that had fought hard occurred, the first damaged B-29 landed on Iwo Jima even though fight was continuing all over the island. ...
The battle on Iwo Jima lasted 36 days and resulted in 26,000 American casualties, 6,800 dead. ... The Island of Iwo Jima was given back to Japanese government in 1968 after all of our dead soldier’s bodies were removed
The raising of the flag on the summit of Mount Suribachi was captured on film by Associated press photographer Joe Rosenthal.
Approximate Word count = 1321
Approximate Pages = 5.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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