Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...

Robert Boyd Jr. begged his widowed mother to let him join the Marines during World War II before he turned 18. He survived the trial by fire at Iwo Jima ...

The landing itself “became a chaotic jumble ... but never wore them in front of an officer.” Marines land on Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps) Their main task was to determine ...

In February 2020, Military Times interviewed Marine Corps veteran ... with Recon Company, landing at Eniwetok, Saipan and Tinian before his final operation: Iwo Jima. And once again, Harris ...

They are part of the Greatest Generation and survivors of one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. history. As their numbers ...

A Blair County man who lost his life in the Battle of Iwo Jima has been memorialized by the nonprofit Stories Behind the ...

So, the fact Iwo Jima had a landing strip on it was important for that reason, as well as serving as a base for the projected attack on Tokyo.” But the victory came at a tremendous cost to the Marines ...