"Marianas Islands"
Iwo Jima Memorial, Washington D.C.
The famous Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington D.C., near Arlington Cemetary in
Virginia, bears inscriptions of all major campaigns in the U.S. Marine Corps
history. The inscription shown above memorializes those U.S. Marines who fought and
died in the "Marianas Islands" campaigns of World War II in 1944, including the battles
for Saipan, Tinian and Guam islands. Preceding this inscription on the monument
is the inscription for the battles of the Marshall Islands,
followed by Peleliu (Palau Islands).
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