| 1944 | Dec 25, 1944 - Liberators from the American Pacific Strategic Air Force bombed the airstrip and plane dispersal areas on Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands Friday for the 16th consecutive day, Fleet-Adm. Chester W. Nimitz announced today. Bombers Attack Iwo Jima for. 16th Day in Row ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/412113341.html?dids=412113341:412113341&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+25%2C+1944...pub...Iwo+Jima...
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| 1945 | Feb 19, 1945 - Our attack on Iwo Jima continues with heavy damage to the island and some damage to our fleet. Circumstantial enemy broadcasts of landings report that the American invaders are engaged in fierce fighting on two beaches. "the situation warrants no optimism" is the usual Japanese formula ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30D14F63F5B177B93CBA81789D85F418485F9
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| Feb 21, 1945 - Many Towns Captured In Brandenburg. Soviets Break Into Breslau and Glogan But Reported Thrown Out. Garrison Refuses To Surrender. Russians Gain UP to 13 Miles in Poland, Take 50 Corridor Towns. London, Wednesday, Feb. 21.--(AP.)--Russian First Ukrame Army forces drove some 10 miles ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/894746772.html?dids=894746772:894746772&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+21%2C+1945...Iwo+Jima...
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| Feb 23, 1945 - “Flags of Our Fathers” tells the story of the six men who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945. Three of those men were killed on Iwo Jima within a month of that picture being taken. The other three — Navy corpsman John Bradley, and ...“Flags of Our Fathers” tells the story of the six men who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945. Three of those men were killed on Iwo Jima within a month of that picture being taken. The other three — Navy corpsman John Bradley, and marines Ira Hayes and Rene Gagnon — were pulled from combat to take part in a nationwide tour to promote war bonds. The reluctant war heroes were the “American Idols” of their time, and their participation helped the ...  Show more  Show lesswww.msnbc.msn.com/id/15241820/
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| Feb 28, 1945 - WOUNDED MOVED-American marines, wounded in the bitter fighting to wrest Iwo Jima from the Japanese, ore placed 'on a pontoon barge for transfer to other craft for immediate removal from the danger zone. Heavy seas wash against the stretchers.-2. Iwo Beach Scene Testifies to Japanese ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/412254361.html?dids=412254361:412254361&FMT=CITE&FMTS= CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+28%2C+1945...Iwo+Jima's...
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| Mar 4, 1945 - Week at a Glance. 287th Week. Major news events on the war fronts, February 24 to March 3:. Western t-ron*~American armies! In drive to Ithlne: Cologne lire. Duesseldorf attacked,! Mucnchen Gladbach . lari-j nt Reich city on West of East Front! !o fall. Eastern continue drive to split ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/894791882.html?dids=894791882:894791882&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+04%2C+1945&author...Iwo+Jima...
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| Mar 7, 1945 - Offensive Resumed Preceded by Intense Artillery Bombardment. Japs Still Offer Stiff Resistance. On Luzon Americans Regrouping for Final Phase of Campaign. US Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Guam, Wednesday, March 7.--(AP.)--Preceded by the most intense artillery bombardment of the Iwo ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/894799762.html?dids=894799762:894799762&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+07%2C+1945&author...Iwo+Jima...
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| Mar 12, 1945 - Most of the rugged northeast end of Iwo Jima was captured by US marines yesterday, and the remaining Japanese defenders were fighting viciously to hold the northern tip of the strategic island only 750 miles from To-. GUAMr, March 12. (Al) - Most of the rugged northeast end of Iwo ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/412278171.html?dids=412278171:412278171&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+12%2C+1945...U...Iwo+Jima...
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| 1995 | Feb 19, 1995 - By DAVID STOUT. THE battle for Iwo Jima, which began 50 years ago today, was more than the bloodiest campaign in Marine Corps history. It was, in a sense, a horrible thrust in the passage from the Stone Age to the atomic age. The casualty rate -- nearly a third of the Americans were ... www.nytimes.com/1995/02/19/weekinreview/the-nation-remembering-iwo-jima-and-the-price-of-victory. html
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| 2006 | Aug 22, 2006 - By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN. Joe Rosenthal/AP. The photograph, taken on Feb. 23, 1945, became the model for the Iwo Jima Memorial near Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Doug Mills/Associated Press. In 1995, Joe Rosenthal visited the Iwo Jima Memorial near Arlington National Cemetery in ... www.nytimes.com/2006/08/22/obituaries/22rosenthal.html?pagewanted=all
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