Dates of Significance
- June 24 1944- US Navy bombs Iwo Jima
- October 1944- The attack on Iwo Jima was formalized
- November 1944- On several occasions US Navy ships bambard Iwo Jima
- December 1944- The beginning of 74 straight days of aerial bombing
- February 19, 1945- US Marines stormed ashore on Iwo Jima, a small volcanic island half way between the Marina Islands and Japan
- Late March 1945- Over 6,000 Americans had been killed, along with about 90% of the Japanese. The capture and occupation phase of the battle is declared at 0800 (8:00)