In the spring of 1945, the Battle of Iwo Jima unfolded as one of the Pacific War’s most brutal clashes, pitting U.S. Marines ...

The battle of Iwo Jima raged from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945. The Japanese defense was tenacious, and nearly 7,000 Marines and sailors had been killed and another 20,000 wounded by the battle’s end.

BOSTON (WWLP) – Marines and their families came together at the State House on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the historic Battle of Iwo Jima. This World War II battle lasted 36 days ...

On March 3, 1945, Jack Williams, 21, of Harrison was ashore on Iwo Jima, Japan, tending to wounded Marines who were engaged in a fierce battle to dislodge Japanese forces from the island. As a Navy ...

Staff Sgt. Alvin Joesphy Jr.'s voice from Iwo Jima is insistent, but collected. It rings through time with bell-like clarity. "An American dive bombing attack is taking place just ahead of us on the ...

Staff Sergeant Alvin Joesphy Jr.'s voice from Iwo Jima is insistent, but collected. It rings through time with bell-like clarity. "An American dive bombing attack is taking place just ahead of us on ...