2nd Battalion, 28th Marines
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The 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. The battalion which is part of the 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division, fought in the Battle o
Movie caption of members of the 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines planting the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi
Iwo Jima landing plan showing where 2/28 came ashore.
Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima
Battle of Iwo Jima
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The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, and United States Army landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial
2nd Battalion, 28th Marines
…United States Marine Corps. The battalion (inactive since the Vietnam War) which is part of the 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division, fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. Six Marines of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines were featured in the historical photo by Joe Rosenthal of the U.S. flag…
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, taken on Mount Suribachi
Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
The battleship USS New York firing her 14 in (360 mm) main guns on the island, 16 February 1945 (D minus 3)
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance