Iwo Jima - Turkey Knob
Turkey Knob was the site of fierce battles between the 4th Marine Division and Japanese defenders. This sector was dubbed the "Meatgrinder" for the heavy American losses.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
Nearby
Point of interest
- Open Air Display War Relics - Iwo Jima
- Japanese Anti-aircraft Gun (A) - Iwo Jima
- Japanese Anti-aircraft Gun (A) - Iwo Jima
Monument
- Memorial Crash Boeing B-29 Superfortress - Iwo Jima
- Iwo Jima Tranquility Hill Memorial - Iwo Jima
- Seabee Memorial Iwo Jima - Iwo Jima
Cemetery
- Japanese War Cemetery & Memorial Iwo Jima - Iwo Jima
- Islanders' Memorial Peace Cemetery Park - Iwo Jima
- Japanese War Cemetery Iwo Jima - Iwo Jima
Fortification
- Iwo Jima - The Amphitheater - Iwo Jima
- Iwo Jima - Hill 382 "Radar Hill" - Iwo Jima
- Iwo Jima - Higashi-Yama "East Hill" - Iwo Jima
Ship wreck
Crash site
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