Iwo Jima

The Battle of Iwo Jima began 80 years ago. Listen to recordings from the frontlines

4:18am February 18, 2025

by Neda Ulaby

The Library of Congress preserved recordings from Marine Corp combat correspondents at Iwo Jima that included interviews with soldiers, music and the sounds of war.

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Woody Williams assists with the coin toss before Super Bowl 52 in February 2018 in Minneapolis. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died Wednesday at 98, at the Veterans Affairs medical center bearing his name in Hunti

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Woody Williams, the last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98

2:22pm June 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions.

In 2017, President Trump honored Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. at the White House.

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World War II Veteran and Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. Dies At 97

6:01pm May 12, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Begaye was one of hundreds of Navajos recruited to develop a miltary code based on their native language during World War II.

Richard Overton had been the oldest living veteran of American wars. He died Thursday.

Oldest American World War II Veteran Dies At 112

4:39pm December 28, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Richard Overton enlisted in an all-black battalion, serving in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He loved ice cream, whiskey and cigars. "Today we mourn not just a hero, but a legend," the U.S. Army said.

Marines Confirm Decades-Old Case Of Mistaken Identity In Iwo Jima Photo

4:01pm June 23, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

The iconic photograph, taken during one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, depicts Pvt. 1st Class Harold Schultz among others — not Navy Corpsman John Bradley, as was originally thought.

U.S. service members raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi in Iwo Jima, Japan, on Feb. 23, 1945. The Marine Corps is investigating whether some of the men in the photo have been misidentified.

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Marines Investigating Possible Mistaken Identity In Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Photo

8:34pm May 03, 2016

by Dana Farrington

Analysis by amateur historians has called into question the identity of some of the men depicted in the iconic World War II image and statue. Now the Marine Corps is taking another look.