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At 2 a.m. on February 19, 1945, battleship guns signaled the beginning of the American invasion of Iwo Jima. Pretty soon, 100 bombers descended on the island and were quickly... more

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a.m. on February 19, 1945, battleship guns signaled the beginning of the American invasion of Iwo Jima. Pretty soon, 100 bombers descended on the island and were quickly followed by navy guns and the more than 30,000 U.S. troops who had been planning and preparing for the invasion for the better part of a year. An additional 40,000 were en route to the island as the opening shots of the battle rang out.

American Marines faced heavy fire from the Japanese forces surrounding Mount Suribachi on the southern tip of the island. By evening they had succeeded in surrounding it despite the heavy defenses and unfriendly terrain for which they were not prepared. By February 23, they had reached the top of the mountain and famously raised an American flag on the summit.

With the mountain secure and considerable troop backup on its way, the invasion continued with the capture of the airfields and the rest of Iwo Jima. True to form, most Japanese soldiers preferred to die than to be taken prisoner. Of the more than 21,000 defenders on the island, less than one percent (approximately 200 men) were taken in as POWs.

The Allies suffered more than 26,000 casualties, nearly 7,000 of them fatal. Of all the Medals of Honor awarded to U.S. veterans after WWII, nearly a quarter of them went to men who had fought in Iwo Jima.

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