6821 Americans died, but none of them were soldiers. Soldiers belong to the Army, and it was the US Marines who took Iwo Jima. So all the casualties were Marines, or medics serving with the Marines, who are US Navy Corpsmen. There were also 19,217 US wounded.
5,885 Marines 433 Navy 8 ARMy TOTAL KILLED, U.S.-- 6,326 TOTAL KILLED, Japan -- between 20,000 and 21,000
Iwo Jima was fought by the United States and Japan
The battle for Iwo Jima was fought between February 19th to March 26th, 1945.
There were about 22,000 Japanese troops defending Iwo Jima having living quarters 30-50 ft. underground
The Iwo Jima Memorial was built to honor the soldiers who died in defense of the nation. It was unveiled on November 10, 1954.
On the island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific..........................WW2
70,000 US servicemen and 22,000 Japanese soldiers fought on Iwo Jima. All the Japanese died and 26,000 Marines died.
Iwo Jima was fought by the United States and Japan
Where do you THINK it was fought
The battle for Iwo Jima was fought between February 19th to March 26th, 1945.
Japan fought, but the Allied forces defeated them so that many of the Japanese soldiers died and Japan just had to surrender.
There were about 22,000 Japanese troops defending Iwo Jima having living quarters 30-50 ft. underground
No American soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor for the battle of Iwo Jima, largely because no American soldiers fought the battle of Iwo Jima. (Marines get really mad if you call them soldiers, and Iwo Jima was a Marine action.) Twenty-three Marines and four sailors earned the Medal of Honor for this battle. Fourteen of the Medals were earned posthumously--the recipient died doing his heroic action. Only eighty-two Marines earned the Medal in all of World War II.
The battle of Iwo Jima was a battle between the Americans, and the Japanese on the Pacific Island of Iwo Jima. The U.S. tried to capture the island as a base. A famous picture was taken there of 5 American soldiers raising an American flag on the island.
Many of the Navajo soldiers recruited by the marines were valued for their knowledge of their native language. They created what is known as the Navajo code which was successfully used to pass messages among American troops while they fought the Japanese in the Pacific. This continued on Iwo Jima. These men were also exceptional soldiers.
around 21,000 Japanese died. 6,800 Americans died,with 20,000 Americans injured My information is from Daniel Yergin's book, the Prize, which i am reading now. I just read this section earlier this week
The Iwo Jima Memorial was built to honor the soldiers who died in defense of the nation. It was unveiled on November 10, 1954.
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