Iwo Jima (disambiguation)

Iwo Jima may refer to:

Places

  • Iwo Jima, a volcanic island in Japan’s Ogasawara Islands chain, now officially called Iōtō in Japanese, that was the scene of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see below) in World War II. Today it belongs to Tokyo, Japan.
  • Iōjima, Kagoshima, another volcanic island, also known as Satsuma Iōjima and located in the Satsunan Shotō, an island group south of Kyūshū, Japan.
  • Iōjima, Nagasaki, a former town in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.

Events

  • Battle of Iwo Jima, fought by the United States of America and the Empire of Japan in February and March 1945
    • List of Medal of Honor recipients: World War II: Iwo Jima
    • Category:Battle of Iwo Jima
  • Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, the events that led up to a photograph on February 23, 1945 of the second flag raising on Iwo Jima that won a Pulitzer Prize and became the inspiration for stamps, statues, and paintings
  • USMC War Memorial, also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial

Books

  • Iwo Jima: Legacy of Valor, 1986 book by Bill Ross
  • Iwo Jima: Portrait of a Battle: United States Marines at War in the Pacific, 2006 book by Eric Hammel
  • Flags Of Our Fathers, 2000 book by James Bradly and Ron Powers

Movies & other media

Military equipment

  • Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship, helicopter landing platform ships (LPH) of the United States Navy
    • Category:Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ships
  • Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmitter, a former LORAN-C transmitter at Iwo Jima, Japan
  • USS Iwo Jima (CV-46), a Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, construction canceled 12 August 1945
  • USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2), an amphibious assault ship, launched 17 September 1960
  • USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, launched on February 4, 2000

See also

  • Iōjima (disambiguation)
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