March 26, 1945 Iwo Jima was officially declared secure. - The last gasp of the defenders was a banzai charge on the night of the 26th against the Army Air Corps’ newly arrived 21st Fighter Group, killing 44 and wounding 88. - The Army’s 147th Infantry Regiment remained on Iwo and worked to root out the holdouts for the next several months. The last Japanese soldier didn’t surrender until 1949. - Here’s a list of casualties from the battle: 6,102 Marines killed 1 captured and killed 719 Navy sail

Feb 23, 1945. During World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American flags 78 years ago today.The United States Marines raised the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the final stages of the Pacific War.The subsequent photograph has come to be regarded in the United States as one of the most significant and recognizable images of World War II. | FieldCraft Survival

73 years ago today: Iwo Jima flag raising

Marines Raise the Flag on Iwo Jima