Tag: war in the pacific

Iwo Jima Veteran Recalls His Service During the War in the Pacific

We wanted to share this article by Lou Michel of The Buffalo News on Robert L. Schmidt, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, who fought on four different islands in the Pacific during WWII — an atoll in the Marshall Islands, Saipan, Titian and finally, Iwo Jima. Mr. Schmidt, who is originally from Buffalo, but now …

8 Things You Need To Know About The Iwo Jima Landings

We wanted to share the following story we found on War History Online about Iwo Jima, “8 Things You Need To Know About The Iwo Jima Landings,” by Andrew Knighton. If you don’t already know about the website War History Online,”the place for military history news and views,” you should check it out.