American Cemetery & Memorial Manila-Philippines

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Air Assault on Japan 1942-1945"THE CAPTURE OF IWO JIMA IN FEBRUARY & MARCH OF 1945

WAS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE AIR ASSAULT ON JAPAN.
THE AIRFIELDS THERE ESTABLISHED SERVED AS A BASE FOR
FIGHTERS ESCORTES AND A HEAVEN FOR DAMAGED BOMBERS MAKING
THE LONG OVERWATER RETURN TO THE MARINAS."

Graves of soldiers dead on World War II11 pilares forman un circulo con los nombres de los soldados caídos en combate.Photos: Alex

The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines occupies 152 acres on a prominent plateau. It contains the largest number of graves of soldiers dead on World War II, a total of 17,202, most of whom lost their lives in operations in New Guinea and the Philippines. The headstones are aligned in 11 plots forming a generally circular pattern, set among masses of a wide variety of tropical trees and shrubbery.