Among the most brutal battles of World War II in the Pacific, the Battle of Iwo Jima began on February 19, 1945 and raged for 36 days, devastating the island stronghold. W. Eugene Smith ...

22—Jack Thurman, Marine veteran and Loveland resident who was on the beaches of Iwo Jima during World War II, was a fighter ... being shipped out to the Pacific Theater, a tour of service ...

For the next three years he would mark his birthday in the midst of some of the worst battles fought in the Pacific Theater of World War II, including his 21st birthday as the Battle of Iwo Jima ...

In the spring of 1945, The Battle of Iwo Jima raged between the US Marines ... ultimately became one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Pacific War, leading to the deaths of almost 7000 US soldiers ...

Today, seven American World War II veterans ... back to some Pacific battlefields. From Guam, they will be off to Iwo To, formerly Iwo Jima, for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Faughn, just 18 years old, was one of the first Marines to land on the tiny Pacific ... The Battle of Iwo Jima was an intense, 36-day battle that became one of the major turning points in WWII.

Scharfe has other mementos from the trip around the Pacific, which included stops in Hawaii, Saipan, Guam and Tinian. In addition to medals for veterans who were at the Battle of Iwo Jima ...

World War II veterans returned to Guam recently ... 24 on their way to and from the 80th commemoration of the Battle of Iwo Jima in Japan on March 29, a trip made possible by the Eagle Society ...

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II, Bob Worth was pretty ... which participated in the battle for Iwo Jima in February and March 1945.

Greg Millard was honored as his relatives wept during the 125th Memorial Service and Day of Remembrance at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.

According to Pima Air & Space Museum, the planes flew cargo between Hawaii and the Pacific Islands ... built just before World War II and involved in the Battle of Iwo Jima.