In the fight for Iwo Jima ... and tank support until the island was declared secure at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 16. That announcement turned out to be premature though because the 5th Marine ...

Those emotions came from watching family members running in his honor and from remembering all of his fellow Marines who fell around him during the battle of Iwo Jima. "Marines are so different.

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 ...

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

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.

Walter O’Malley, a Corporal from the 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division, who was among the first to land on the island of Iwo Jima, also attended the event. Kirby said that his ...

Williams' 1st Battalion assaulted straight across the middle of the island with tanks ... outfit attached to the 5th Marine Amphibious Corps, also hit the beach at Iwo Jima.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...