Curated action · World War II

Battle of Iwo Jima

Lt. Howard W. Whalen, U.S. Naval Reserve. Public domain. Photograph source.

ConflictWorld War II

WhenFebruary 19–March 26, 1945

WhereIwo Jima, Volcano Islands

Recipients27

U.S. Marines and Navy corpsmen assaulted Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, and fighting continued until March 26. Standard compilations record 27 Medals of Honor for the battle. This hub lists recipients whose citation entries name Iwo Jima, Mount Suribachi, or the Volcano Islands in 1945.

Who stood there

Charles Joseph Berry

Gave his life

Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps

William Robert Caddy

Gave his life

Private First Class · U.S. Marine Corps

No photo on file

Justice M. Chambers

Colonel · U.S. Marine Corps

Darrell Samuel Cole

Gave his life

Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps

Robert Hugo Dunlap

Captain · U.S. Marine Corps

Ross Franklin Gray

Gave his life

Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps

William George Harrell

Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps

Rufus G. Herring

Lieutenant · U.S. Navy

Douglas Thomas Jacobson

Private First Class · U.S. Marine Corps

Joseph Rodolph Julian

Gave his life

Platoon Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps

No photo on file

James Dennis La Belle

Gave his life

Private First Class · U.S. Marine Corps

John Harold Leims

Second Lieutenant · U.S. Marine Corps

Jacklyn Harold Lucas

Private First Class · U.S. Marine Corps

Jack Lummus

Gave his life

First Lieutenant · U.S. Marine Corps

Harry Linn Martin

Gave his life

First Lieutenant · U.S. Marine Corps

Joseph Jeremiah McCarthy

Captain · U.S. Marine Corps

George Phillips

Gave his life

Private · U.S. Marine Corps

No photo on file

Francis Junior Pierce

Pharmacist's Mate First Class · U.S. Navy

Donald Jack Ruhl

Gave his life

Private First Class · U.S. Marine Corps

Franklin Earl Sigler

Private · U.S. Marine Corps

Tony Stein

Gave his life

Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps

George Edward Wahlen

Pharmacist's Mate Second Class · U.S. Navy

William Gary Walsh

Gave his life

Gunnery Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps

Wilson Douglas Watson

Private · U.S. Marine Corps

Hershel Woodrow Williams

Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps

Jack Williams

Gave his life

Pharmacist's Mate Third Class · U.S. Navy

John Harlan Willis

Gave his life

Pharmacist's Mate First Class · U.S. Navy

Articles, footage, books, films

article Battle of Iwo Jima
Wikipedia. Collaborative article. Text is CC BY-SA. This archive links to it and does not copy it.
article Anniversary of the Battle for Iwo Jima
National Archives and Records Administration. Government overview with links to photographs and film held by the Archives.
footage To the Shores of Iwo Jima
YouTube. 1945 U.S. government film about the battle. Linked for viewing, not copied onto this site.
footage Marines Assault Iwo Jima
DVIDS. Color footage of the landing and the flag raising, credited by DVIDS to the National Archives. Embedded only as a link.
footage World War II photographs at the National Archives
National Archives and Records Administration. Research guide to government photographs.
book Flags of Our Fathers
Open Library. Book by James Bradley with Ron Powers, 2000.
film Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
IMDb. Feature film directed by Clint Eastwood.
film Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
IMDb. Feature film directed by Clint Eastwood, in Japanese, about the Japanese garrison.
film Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
IMDb. Wartime-era feature film starring John Wayne. Fiction.