WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE PACIFIC OCEAN THEATER OF WWII
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Guadalcanal
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Battle of Coral Sea
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Okinawa
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Iwo Jima
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Detailed explanation-1: -Approximately 70, 000 U.S. Marines and 18, 000 Japanese soldiers took part in the battle. In thirty-six days of fighting on the island, nearly 7, 000 U.S. Marines were killed. Another 20, 000 were wounded. Marines captured 216 Japanese soldiers; the rest were killed in action.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why was there a battle at Iwo Jima? The US wants to use the island as an airbase from which to attack Japan’s home islands.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Battle of Iwo Jima was an epic military campaign between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan in early 1945. Located 750 miles off the coast of Japan, the island of Iwo Jima had three airfields that could serve as a staging facility for a potential invasion of mainland Japan.
Detailed explanation-4: -The fighting that took place during the 36-day assault would be immortalized in the words of Commander, Pacific Fleet/Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who said, “Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.”