Editor's note: Feb. 19, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima. In February 2020, Military Times interviewed Marine Corps veteran and Iwo Jima survivor Don Harris.

Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...

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the Marines and army faced an enemy well dug-in and prepared to fight to the death. Of the 30,000 Japanese troops who defended Saipan, less than 1,000 remained alive when the battle ended July 9.

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The battle was a pivotal one, as Allied naval forces not only suffered heavy casualties, but were also forced to withdraw their transport and cargo ships that were supplying US Marines ...

The U.S. Marine Corps Combat Recordings Collection includes interviews with infantrymen sounding dazed from combat, the ambient noise of battle preparation ... audio from Saipan, Guam and Okinawa ...

“No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the U.S. Marine Corps better than Iwo Jima ... and participated in the battles of Saipan and Tinian before conducting final preparations ...

Diehl and his regiment participated in the capture of Saipan, which was officially ... Iwo Jima was the only U.S. Marine battle where American casualties exceeded those of the Japanese.

the Marines and army faced an enemy well dug-in and prepared to fight to the death. Of the 30,000 Japanese troops who defended Saipan, less than 1,000 remained alive when the battle ended July 9.