Iwo Jima

“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…

On February 19, 1945, three U.S. marine divisions landed on the Japanese-controlled, volcano covered island of Iwo Jima. In this attack, the Allies continued their island-hopping strategy. They sought to gain control of this particular island for a number of reasons. The island was in close proximity to Japan making it an ideal place for a U.S. base, and the island was the home of approximately three Japanese controlled airfields. Japanese fighter planes used these airfields to to attack…

event and some symbolize a tragedy or the remembrance of someone or something. All are created in a unique way, where the design, the locations, and the structure all have a play in telling the story. The Marine Corps War Memorial, also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial is based upon the exemplary photo taken by Joe Rosenthal. He was at Iwo Jima when the American flag was raised on Mount. Suribachi. This monument symbolizes more than soldiers raising a flag; instead, it is a representation of all…

Iwo Jima, along with many other objectives in the Pacific, have come under scrutiny from many historians. Burrell, specifically, criticized the most senior officers of the U.S. armed forces at the time over their incompetence and rivalry. He proved that their indifference resulted in a senseless and bloody loss of Marine life. Nearly a third of all Marines who died in World War II, lost their lives on Iwo Jima. These losses though, were twisted into a public relations masquerade which resulted…

The American land and water sudden, unwanted entry into a place of Iwo Jima, a key island in the Bonin chain roughly 575 miles from the Japanese coast, was started by the desire for a place where B-29 bombers damaged over Japan could land without returning all the way to the Marines , and for a base for escort fighters that would help in the bombing series of actions to reach a goal. Iwo Jima was defended by roughly 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops, and it was attacked by three marine…

Americans wanted a land close by Japan to be geographically close to them. The need for a place to depart and landing B-29 bombers closer to the enemy island was necessary to have the control to harm Japan. The Volcano Island, Iwo Jima was selected with about 575 miles of the Japanese coast. In fact, the alight of three Marine divisions on February 19, 1945, with the previous naval bombing was the Battle of Iwo Jima as knowing the Battle of the Pacific War. The underground installations…

The Objectives of the Iwo Jima campaign were pretty clear cut and concise. The U.S. Army Air Force had the intention to safeguard the B-29 Superfortresses and provide fighter plane escort from Iwo Jima. However, jointly the United States Navy desired seizure of Okinawa for future strategical advantages along with the United States Army Air force benefiting from acquiring Iwo Jima. The combination of the both these objectives would seem as beneficial to the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the Navy was…

Have you ever seen the photo where U.S. Marines are raising the american flag over a mountain? Well, that photo is from one of the most major battles in world war II called the battle of Iwo jima. The island was owned by Japan, the Japanese wanted to fortify Iwo jima because the U.S. decided to take Iwo jima to themselves to use it as a new base for bombs and fighter planes. So, Japan and the U.S. decided to fight for the island in a battle. The battle of Iwo jima happened 72 years ago and has…

Battle of Iwo Jima Rough Draft “Victory In War, Because there is no greater glory than raising your flag over the slayin’ Enemy” (_____). Iwo Jima soldiers were as young as 15 years of age when they enlisted for the Military. The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest battles in American History that had ended in horrid deaths. Before the battle commenced the Navy and Marines began to speculate if there were any Japanese forces left on the island since Naval ships had unleashed waves of…

In “Letters from Iwo Jima”, a group of Japanese soldiers were portrayed as compassionate individuals that help to pull humanity out of the monster presented through war. Despite the use of unjust propaganda posters and other readings, Japanese soldiers were shown in a different framework of society that positively changed how they could be viewed. During the second half of this film, some Japanese soldiers found an American that had been badly wounded in battle. They decided to take him into…