![]() ![]() Of the battle, 20,000 were killed, and only 216 taken prisoner. The battle was the first American attack on the Japanese Home Islands, and the Imperial soldiers defended their positions tenaciously of the 22,000 Japanese soldiers present at the beginning The Imperial Japanese Army positions on the island were heavily fortified, with vast bunkers, hidden artillery, and 11 miles of tunnels. The battle was marked by some of the fiercest fighting of the campaign. invasion, known as Operation Detachment, was aimed at capturing the airfields on Iwo Jima. The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought by the United States of America and Japan in February and March 1945, during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Midway – Solomon Islands – Aleutian Islands – Gilberts & Marshall Islands – Marianas & Palau Islands – Volcano & Ryukyu Islands Ivan Fail's "The Saga Of The Superfortress" ![]() Douglas Caffey Memorial Day Flying The FlagĬ. Douglas Caffey on Post Traumatic Stress DisorderĬ. Douglas Caffey Poem "Bones In The Sand"Ĭ. Douglas Caffey Poem "All Is Quiet On Iwo Jima"Ĭ. Douglas Caffey Poem "I Saw An Old Veteran"Ĭ. Douglas Caffey Poem "I Saw Liberty Crying"Ĭ. Douglas Caffey Poem "Graveyard at the Bottom of the Sea"Ĭ. Douglas Caffey, A WW2 Veteran, Book Of PoetryĬ. "Hap" Halloran induction Combat Airman Hall of FameĬ. General Lemay's biography including a B-29 nose art photo album Ivan Fail's "Against All Odds - Mission Complete"Ĭolonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, USMC, The Black Sheep Squadron Ivan Fail's "D Day, The Normandy Invasion" The Navajo Code Talkers & Native American Medals Of Honor Zachary Taylor Nat'l Cemetery Memorial Crew Index Zachary Taylor Nat'l Cemetery Memorial Pages Introduction ![]() ![]() Ivan Fail Introduction and "Long Before The Guns And Tanks."įrank Farr Poetry "November 2, 1944", "Old Men And The War", " Merseburg" Peter & Lillian Demers/Charlotte (Demers) Fiasconaro ![]()
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