Reconnaissance Company, Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Division, needed three radio operators. Harris stepped forward. "I came to the conclusion that if it had to be done, why shove it off on ...
Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...
The 4th Division’s combat casualties rose to 8,094. On March 11, the 20th day after the landing, the 4th Division reached the ocean and overcame enemy resistance. On the division’s right flank, the ...
A Blair County man who lost his life in the Battle of Iwo Jima has been memorialized by the nonprofit Stories Behind the ...
The Stryker crews, as well as support helicopters and seven sustainment units, will bolster thousands of troops already there ...
The 12th Littoral Combat Team will carry on the traditions of 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, which earned the title “China ...
No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the US Marine Corps better than Iwo Jima. In terms of its combat ...