Original U.S. WWII USMC Battle of Iwo Jima Anti-Aircraft Defenses Map - Extremely Scarce - 14 x 19¼” French Awards Medals Badges Insignia so they now show a

so they now show a lightly oxidized nickel patina

There is a bit of mothing in a few areas

Award of The Silver Star Medal Citation

and a lightly-etched blade

an ID Badge

Original U.S. WWII USMC Battle of Iwo Jima Anti-Aircraft Defenses Map - Extremely Scarce - 14 x 19¼” French Awards Medals Badges Insignia so they now show aOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought in February and March, 1945 in the Volcano Islands (more broadly the Bonin Islands), about 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) south of Tokyo. The battle was fought entirely by the US Marines and Navy. Iwo Jima has the distinction of causing more casualties for the Americans than the Japanese. Iwo Jima has been immortalized as Joe Rosenthal took one of the most famous pictures in the