to a critical victory – are immortalized in the U.S. The heroics of these American patriots – giving everything for their country as they helped lead the U.S. An additional 209 deaths occurred among the Navy corpsmen and surgeons assigned to the Marines. Marine Corps Museum, over the course of the 36-day battle, 5,931 Marines were killed in action, died of wounds or were missing in action and presumed dead – more than twice as many Marines than had been killed in all of World War I. The year 2021 marks the 76 th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (February 19 – March 26, 1945), one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of World War II. According to the U.S. “Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.” - Chester W.
Photo credit Joe Rosenthal 27 Americans were awarded the Medal of Honor for courageous conduct during the Battle of Iwo Jima
