In the dead of night in late September of 1917, islanders asleep along Corn Neck Road were awoken in their sleep by an ...

The invasion of Iwo Jima, known as Operation Detachment would see the USMC undertake a huge amphibious invasion of the ...

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 ...

“They gave us maps and everything, and we went to Iwo Jima, which means ‘sulfur island,’ and the whole place was about the size of Dulles Airport,” he said. A total of 75,000 troops took ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima took place from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945. After taking possession of the island the United States used it as an aircraft landing and refueling base. According to the Navy ...

In honor of her grandfather, she was going to make every second count on Iwo Jima. It was the only day this year that American citizens could visit the island, reserved for a select few as part of ...

Marine was landed in Iwo Jima among the initial waves ... of it — taking a tiny speck of land in the Gilbert Islands about the size of New York's Central Park away from the Japanese.

They were due to meet with representatives of bereaved families and descendants of former island residents. The visit by the royal couple, both born after the war, is the first to Iwo Jima.