Title: Iwo Jima Marine Describes Hand-to-Hand Combat Against the Japanese Source:
[None] URL Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptmjMJFnrkI Published:Jul 28, 2017 Author:American Veterans Center Post Date:2022-08-13 22:40:59 by BTP Holdings Keywords:None Views:159
Private First Class Donald Mates of the Third Marine Division saw some of the greatest action in the Pacific Theater of World War II at the Battle of Iwo Jima. After seeing combat in Guam, Mates was sent to Iwo Jima with the Fourth Platoon, tasked with locating the dangerous Japanese spigot mortars. At age 89, Mates reflects on his experience in one of the most grueling battles of the Second World War.