His 10 days at Iwo Jima were a “terrible, terrible experience with dead people everywhere,” he told Stars and Stripes in a ...
But if one had to nominate a particular group of WWII American fighting men for the title of “Greatest of the Greatest Generation,” then the troops who fought at Iwo Jima certainly have to be ...
Meanwhile, as the Marines advanced, they sometimes came across the bodies of dead Japanese soldiers ... After 36 days, the Marines secured Iwo Jima. A short time later, U.S. aircraft were able to use ...
William "Buck" Myers reunited with a fellow veteran in 2005 and continues to keep his memory alive on the 80th anniversary of ...
In Photos U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Division planted an American flag atop Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945.Credit...Joe Rosenthal/Associated Press Supported by By ...
He was initially buried on Iwo Jima, but his body was moved to Roseland Cemetery in Monticello. As part of the ceremony, attendees listened to a recording of Thomas’ CBS radio interview with Don ...
A 19-year-old Waynesboro area Marine who lost his life during the World War II assault on Iwo Jima 80 years ago is being remembered by Stories Behind the Stars. Pfc. Frederick J. Ricard was born ...
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Chesapeake World War II hero whose service included the Battle of Iwo Jima has passed away, family members said. Edward Vincek was a farmer-turned-corporal in the Marines.