and attached to the 1st Battalion, 13th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division based out of San Diego, Calif. The 5th Marine Division took part in the Battle of Iwo Jima that began Feb. 16 ...

a former member of the 3rd Battalion of the 28th Marines that fought on Iwo Jima, came to the attention of event organizers during the middle of the ceremony (the emcee credited his unexpected ...

Once he returned, he was given command of the 3rd Platoon, Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division, a platoon he would take to Iwo Jima. Wells was asked what he told his men ...

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 ... a company in the tank battalion was being ...

He fought in only one battle as a Marine, but it was a big one: the epic struggle for Iwo Jima ... was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment of the 5th Infantry Division.

The invasion of Iwo Jima began in February 1945. After Saipan, it was the next stop for Dinsmore and the 2nd Battalion. The job of the amtanks would be to accompany the 4th and 5th Marine ...

Lance Cpl. Catherine Verenzuela Mariano On Feb. 19, 1945, Vincek was assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division for the Iwo Jima landing. In fierce fighting ...

Follow a veteran of the 4th Marine ... 5th Pioneer Battalion. >> Everybody was just laying there, taking the barrage, and all you had to do was pray. >> Bernstein was scheduled to leave Iwo Jima ...

The Marines’ 3rd, 4th and 5th divisions led the ... gunner assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. D-Day at Iwo Jima was Feb. 19, 1945.

The Marines’ 3rd, 4th and 5th divisions led the assault of Iwo Jima with key support from the ... Nanni was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division.