Battle of Iwo Jima Battle of Iwo Jima The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. The American invasion, designated Operation Detachment, had the goal of capturing the entire island, including the three Japanese-controlled airfields (including the South Field and the Central Field), to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese main islands. This five-week battle comprised some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the Pacific War
Day of Remembrance (Japanese Americans) former site of the Pacific International Livestock Exposition, which, in 1942, had been the site of the Portland Assembly Center. In 2013, a ceremony was to be held in San Francisco's Japantown district. Los Angeles County has officially recognized the day. Day of Remembrance (Japanese Americans) The Day of Remembrance (DOR, ) is a day commemorating the Japanese American internment during World War II. Events in numerous U.S. states are held on or near February 19, the day in 1942 that Executive Order 9066 was signed, requiring internment of all Americans of Japanese ancestry. The first Day of Remembrance commemorating