No single list of the 70,000 who served on Iwo Jima exists.
Holland "Howlin' Mad" Smith commanded the landing.
Sgt. Michael Strank, Cpl. Harlon Block, PFC Franklin Sousley, PFC Rene Gagnon, PFC Ira Hayes and Navy Corpsman PM2 John Bradley are all known to have been there since Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press is known to have taken their picture at the top of Mount Suribachi.
Twenty-two Marines can be readily named from the list of Medal of Honor winners.
John Basilone who won the Medal of Honor at Guadalcanal died on Iwo Jima,
Contact the Veterans Administration or the branch of service he served in. You will need his SSN, date of birth, branch of military, dates of service, and where he served.
The American flag was raised atop Mount Suribachi, on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, on February 23, 1945.
The Marines raised the US flag on the top of Mt Suribachi in the Battle for Iwo Jima.
find a marine who died at iwo jima
US Marines landed on the Japanese held island of Iwo Jima February 19 - March 26, 1945 .
Contact the Veterans Administration or the branch of service he served in. You will need his SSN, date of birth, branch of military, dates of service, and where he served.
Iwo Jima '45.
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The American flag was raised atop Mount Suribachi, on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, on February 23, 1945.
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Japanese versus US Marines .
The airfield.
The Marines raised the US flag on the top of Mt Suribachi in the Battle for Iwo Jima.
find a marine who died at iwo jima
70,000 US Marines
US Marines landed on the Japanese held island of Iwo Jima February 19 - March 26, 1945 .
70,000 US servicemen and 22,000 Japanese soldiers fought on Iwo Jima. All the Japanese died and 26,000 Marines died.