Zilliacus, 98, was aboard the submarine USS Spot on March 17, 1945, weeks after the Iwo Jima battle began, when he ...
Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...
In early 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense removed at least two web pages related to Ira Hayes, a Native American veteran ...
Marine amphibious tractors burn after being hit by Japanese mortar shells during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. (U.S. Marine ...
Before he passed, former Texas Tech Professor Bill Pasewark recalled seeing "things that stay with you forever" on Iwo Jima during World War II.
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.
As the 80th anniversary of the end of Iwo Jima — the infamous World War II battle against the Japanese Army — approaches on March 26, one of the battle’s veterans is reaching his own milestone.
The community will gather at Fall River's Bicentennial Park for a Day of Recognition for the End of the Battle of Iwo Jima ...