January 7

  • IWO JIMA UNDER U.S. AIR ASSAULT

    ByNorm Haskett Reading Time: 8 minutes

    Saipan Island, Northern Marianas • January 7, 1945 In early October 1944, nearly 3 years into the Pacific War, the U.S. high com­mand decided that, after securing the Philip­pine island of Leyte (done before the end of Decem­ber), Gen. Douglas Mac­Arthur was to lib­er­ate neigh­boring Lu­zon Island, while Fleet Adm. Ches­ter Nimitz, from his station in…

  • IWO JIMA BOMBING CONTINUES

    ByNorm Haskett Reading Time: 7 minutes

    Saipan Island, Northern Marianas · January 7, 1945 In early October 1944 the U.S. high command decided that, after securing the Philip­pine island of Leyte (done before the end of Decem­ber), Gen. Douglas Mac­Arthur was to lib­er­ate neigh­boring Lu­zon Is­land, while Fleet Adm. Ches­ter Nimitz, from his station in the Cen­tral Pacific, would attack the…