“In the Battle of Iwo Jima, 22 Marines and 5 sailors received the Medal of Honor” (World Book Online 3). This was the most Medals of Honor given out in one battle. Iwo Jima was a hard-fought battle between the US and Japan over the island of Iwo Jima. The battle was one of the deciding factors in World War II. Iwo Jima was significant to World War II because it was a turning point on the Pacific Front. The United States attacked Iwo Jima for a couple of reasons. To start, the US attacked Iwo Jima because it would be a great estate to build airfields on. “The United States was in desperate need of an airbase where bombers damaged over Japan could land without traveling back to the United States” (History.com Staff 1 ). Also, the US was in great need of a base near Japan. Iwo Jima was only 660 miles away from the Japan mainland, making it easy for the US to attack Japan (History.com Staff 2). Finally, capturing Iwo Jima was a key part of a plan to win the war. If the United States captured Iwo Jima, the US thought the war would be much easier to win. The United States had many reasons to attack Iwo Jima.
Japan took many actions to prepare for the Battle of Iwo Jima. First, Japan dug underground tunnels to fight from. Japan dug over 1,500 rooms …show more content…
The M-1Garand rifle was a weapon used by the United States on Iwo Jima. The M-1 Garand rifle was a good weapon to use because it was very reliable, unlike most other weapons used (Trueman, "Weapons of the US Marines" 3). Another weapon used by Marines on Iwo Jima was the M-1 Carbine. The M-1 Carbine was a favored weapon because it had a high rate of fire (Trueman, "Weapons of the US Marines" 2). One more weapon used on Iwo Jima was the M-3 submachine gun. The M-3 submachine gun was a great weapon to use because it allowed German ammunition to be used in it (Trueman, "Weapons of the US Marines" 4). These weapons and many more, were important to the Battle of Iwo
Japan took many actions to prepare for the Battle of Iwo Jima. First, Japan dug underground tunnels to fight from. Japan dug over 1,500 rooms …show more content…
The M-1Garand rifle was a weapon used by the United States on Iwo Jima. The M-1 Garand rifle was a good weapon to use because it was very reliable, unlike most other weapons used (Trueman, "Weapons of the US Marines" 3). Another weapon used by Marines on Iwo Jima was the M-1 Carbine. The M-1 Carbine was a favored weapon because it had a high rate of fire (Trueman, "Weapons of the US Marines" 2). One more weapon used on Iwo Jima was the M-3 submachine gun. The M-3 submachine gun was a great weapon to use because it allowed German ammunition to be used in it (Trueman, "Weapons of the US Marines" 4). These weapons and many more, were important to the Battle of Iwo