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Originally Posted by Blitz
MARINES WERENT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE NUMBNUTS, HENCE NO MARINES
(except for small #'s aboard ships)
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True, but they got there fair share of Kills and Deaths in the Pacific.
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The US sent more Marines to Iwo than to any other battle, 110,000 Marines in 880 Ships. The convoy of 880 US Ships sailed from Hawaii to Iwo in 40 days. It was the largest armada invasion up to that time in the Pacific War.