the usa had a 1 pincer strike attack in an attemt to divide the island into and then attack each sides ,divide and conquer.
1. Cause as many US casualties as possible (Imperial troops were to SELL their lives dearly). Buy (purchase) time with their lives; so that the homeland will have MORE TIME to strengthen their defences. 2. Cause the US to have second thoughts on invading the homeland; based upon the violence encountered on Iwo Jima.
Iwo Jima
Flags of Our Fathers is a War film created in 2006, written and produced by Clint Eastwood. The movie is based on the Battle of Iwo Jima. The Battle of Iwo Jima was is based on 5 marines and a Navy Corpsman, whom were responsible for raising the on Iwo Jima. The two stories are very similar as Flags of Our Fathers is based on a true story.
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
The two Iwo Jima memorial statues are located in different places. The original statue, depicting the famous flag-raising by U.S. Marines, is part of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, near Arlington National Cemetery. The second replica is located in Iwo Jima, Japan, on the site of the historic battle.
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The two US Marines captured were : Ralph Ignatowski and Leonard Sokol .
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.
Iwo Jima
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