THE FIRST BATTALION OF THE 28TH MARINES ON IWO JIMA
A Day-by-Day History
Robert E. Allen
NEW copy, oversized trade PAPERBACK. (Jefferson, NC: McFarland,
2004). 53 photographs, maps, notes, chronology, appendices,
bibliography, index, 470 pp.
On February 19, 1945, seven battalions of U.S. Marines landed on the
eastern beaches of Iwo Jima. On the southernmost flank, in the
shadows of Suribachi, the First Battalion, 28th Marines, stormed
ashore into the bloodiest and most renowned of all battles fought
by the U.S. Marine Corps. Thirty-six days later, the Marines overran
the “Bloody Gorge” and dislodged the last enemy holdouts. The battle
was over, but at great cost: 225 of the First Battalion’s men died
on Iwo Jima.
Based on official reports and personal accounts, this is a day-by-day
history of the First Battalion, 28th Marines, on Iwo Jima. Each
chapter presents an overview of that day’s combat and other
relevant events, and also contains the text of that day’s official
regimental and battalion narratives. The text is complemented by a
chronology and transcribed muster rolls for February and March 1945 (containing a brief service record for each individual Marine).
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Foreword 1
Preface 3
Introduction 5
1. D-Day Monday, 19, February 1945 15
2. D +1 Tuesday, 20 February 1945 46
3. D +2 Wednesday, 21 February 1945 61
4. D +3 Thursday, 22 February 1945 67
5. D +4 Friday, 23 February 1945 72
6. D +5 Saturday, 24 February 1945 78
7. D +6 Sunday, 25 February 1945 83
8. D +7 Monday, 26 February 1945 86
9. D +8 Tuesday, 27 February 1945 89
10. D +9 Wednesday, 28 February 1945 96
11. D +10 Thursday, 1 March 1945 100
12. D +11 Friday, 2 March 1945 115
13. D +12 Saturday, 3 March 1945 128
14. D +13 Sunday, 4 March 1945 136
15. D +14 Monday, 5 March 1945 139
16. D +15 Tuesday, 6 March 1945 143
17. D +16 Wednesday, 7 March 1945 146
18. D +17 Thursday, 8 March 1945 149
19. D +18 Friday, 9 March 1945 161
20. D +19 Saturday, 10 March 1945 167
21. D +20 Sunday, 11 March 1945 172
22. D +21 Monday, 12 March 1945 176
23. D +22 Tuesday, 13 March 1945 182
24. D +23 Wednesday, 14 March 1945 186
25. D +24 Thursday, 15 March 1945 190
26. D +25 Friday, 16 March 1945 194
27. D +26 Saturday, 17 March 1945 198
28. D +27 Sunday, 18 March 1945 201
29. D +28 Monday, 19 March 1945 204
30. D +29 Tuesday, 20 March 1945 207
31. D +30 Wednesday, 21 March 1945 210
32. D +31 Thursday, 22 March 1945 214
33. D +32 Friday, 23 March 1945 217
34. D +33 Saturday, 24 March 1945 220
35. D +34 Sunday, 25 March 1945 223
36. D +35 Monday, 26 March 1945 226
Epilogue 251
Appendix I: Chronology 261
Appendix II: Unit Rolls for February 19, 1945 265
Appendix III: Major Battle Encounters on Iwo Jima 272
Appendix IV: Awards and Decorations 281
Appendix V: Citations 284
Appendix VI: Transcribed Muster Rolls for February and March 1945 295
Appendix VII: Maps and Documents 436
Bibliography 445
Index 447
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