IWO JIMA

Released as part of the 7th War Loan in order to sell war bonds, this short WWII film from the Department of the Treasury shows the terrible Battle of Iwo Jima. The Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945 was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Navy (USN) landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. The American invasion, designated Operation Detachment, had the purpose of capturing the island with its two airfields: South Field and Central Field.