19 February 1945 A.D. U.S. Navy Puts 30,000 U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima Beaches
19 February 1945 A.D. US Navy Puts 30,000 U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima Beaches by End of 1 st Day; Stategically, Securing Iwo Jima Puts Tokyo within Fighter Air Range Editors. “ 1945 – On Iwo Jima, 2 divisions of the US 5th Amphibious Corps are landed in Operation Detachment. ” This Day in U.S. Military History. N.d. https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/february-19/ . Accessed 18 Feb 2015. 1945 – On Iwo Jima, 2 divisions of the US 5th Amphibious Corps are landed in Operation Detachment. Before the landing the bombardment groups already deployed are joined by 2 battleships, several cruisers and destroyers from US Task Force 58. The initial assault forces are from US 4th and 5th Marine Divisions with 3rd Marines in reserve. They are carried transported by TF53 (Admiral Hill) and land on the southeast of the island. About 30,000 men go ashore on the first day. The Japanese garrison of about 21,000 troops, commanded by General Kuribayashi, have prepared e...