The "Bulge" was the US Army's greatest battle during WW2; "Iwo Jima" was the greatest US Marine Corps battle in it's history. Nothing. One was an amphibious landing and other wasn't. One involved battles with heavy armored tanks and the other didn't. One was in winter and the other was on a sunny Pacific island. Okay, maybe both was a desperate last-stand fight by an enemy that was losing the war.
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The battle of Iwo Jima officially ended on March 25,1945.
Yes, there were thousands of United States military personnel at the Battle of Iwo Jima.
The Iwo Jima battle occurred on 19 February - 26 March 1945. The battle lasted for 36 days.
My uncle received the Bronze Star for Iwo Jima. I have pictures of him receiving the medal and newspaper clippings reporting the event.
"Midway" was strictly a naval battle. Iwo Jima was part of the "island hopping" campaign.