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Alle AntwortenEs haben 11 User diese Frage richtig beantwortet. D.h. pro Antwort gabs 91 Punkte. (von 1000 insgesamt)| von lollipop richtig | In memory of 6821 of their comrades who gave their lives
at Iwo Jima. Inscribed on the base are the 100 names of those from Connecticut.
IWO JIMA SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION, INC.
A Brief History
The Iwo Jima Survivors Association was formed in 1987 and incorporated in 1988. The first organizational meeting was called in September 1987 and held on October 1st, 1987.
The purpose of the Association, as stated in the by-laws, is to perpetuate the memory of those men who gave their lives at Iwo Jima and perpetuate the history of the Battle, and its strategic importance in our country's victory in the Pacific and World War II.
In accordance with these purposes and goals, during the first year of the Association, a Memorial Fund was established and work began to plan and erect a Memorial Monument. Quarterly business meetings were held and monthly executive meetings were scheduled to administer the Association business.
In the ensuing years, the Association's President, Dr. George Gentile, petitioned the State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation, to name a portion of a new highway, then under construction, The Iwo Jima Memorial Expressway. After months of lobbying, and the required public hearing the petition was approved. The highway was opened and dedicated `The Iwo Jima Memorial Expressway´, on September 30th, 1993. Dr Gentile then requested that the state plant 100 living evergreen trees in the median of the highway -- one for every Connecticut man killed at Iwo Jima, and to have them designated as a Living Iwo Jima Memorial. The request was approved, and the trees were planted by the State of Connecticut.
After months of seeking a site for a monument, a site was obtained adjacent to The Iwo Jima Memorial Expressway from the State of Connecticut. After a three year fund raising effort by members of the Association and overcoming many obstacles, our Iwo Jima Memorial Monument was unveiled and dedicated on February 23, 1995, the Fiftieth Anniversary of the historic flag raising on Iwo Jima. Additionally, this was the date that had been set by Dr. Gentile as the goal at our first reunion in 1988. The monument is in tribute to and in memory of the 6,821 Americans who gave their lives in the historic battle for Iwo Jima.
Since the dedication, the Monument Park has been improved with the addition of an Eternal Flame, and a memorial inscribed brick walkway leading to the Eternal Flame. The flame is kept burning 24 hours a day -- 365 days a year in perpetual remembrance of all those Americans who fought and died in World War II. On Veteran's Day in 1996, it was designated the National Iwo Jima Memorial Monument.
In May 2002, another brick walkway, Walkway of Uncommon Valor, was installed leading to the Chaplain and Medical Corps Monument. Each brick in this walkway has the name and branch of service of Iwo Jima survivors. This differs from the brick walkway leading to the Eternal Flame in that the bricks making up the walkway to the Eternal Flame could be purchased by the general public.
All of the funds and services contributed, $500,000, was raised by the members and their hard work; hundreds of days and thousands of hours soliciting funds, services and material from the public. No local, state or federal funds were requested or received.
We now have more than 500 members nationwide, from almost every state in the Union. Eligibility for membership includes participation in the battle for Iwo Jima during the period from February 15, 1945 to March 31, 1945.
Activities include quarterly business meetings, an annual reunion, an annual V-J Day anniversary picnic and two (2) other social events a year. Life time dues are $75.00. The Iwo Jima Survivors Journal subscription is $10.00 annually.
A detailed documentary of the history of the Iwo Jima Survivors Association, Inc. and the National Iwo Jima Memorial Monument in book form is available for purchase at $6.00 each including postage and handling. To order, send a check to the address below. Ask for the "History of the Iwo Jima Survivors Association, Inc. and the National Iwo Jima Memorial Monument."
For further information call 1-860-666-5521. To apply for membership, please contact
Iwo Jima Survivors Assoc. Inc.
P.O. Box 310516
Newington, CT 06131 |
| von erimit richtig | Landung auf Iwo Jima, eine der verlustreichsten Landungsoperationen der Schlacht um den Pazifik im 2.Weltkrieg; sie wurde im Februar und März 1945 auf der Insel Iwo Jima durchgeführt. Über 6000 US-Marineinfanteristen kamen bei der Eroberung der Insel ums Leben; die Verluste der Japaner werden auf etwa 20000 Mann geschätzt. Nach der Besetzung der Insel verfügten die amerikanischen Luftwaffenverbände über ihren ersten Stützpunkt innerhalb des inneren japanischen Verteidigungsringes: Von hier aus konnten Mittelstreckenbomber mit einer Eskorte aus Jagdfliegern das Herz des industriellen Japan angreifen.
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| von WitchSJ richtig | | der 2.te Weltkireg? |
| von richtig | | Schlacht zwischen Japan und USA im 2. Weltkrieg. USA hat das von den Japanern besetzte Iwo Jima zurückerobert. |
| von richtig | Iwo Jima Monument:
Das Denkmal wurde während des 2. Weltkrieges von Felix De Weldon, nach einem Foto des UPI Fotografen Joe Rosenthal, erbaut. Das Monument stellt das Aufstellen der amerikanischen Flagge am Gipfel des Suribachi Berges während der Schlacht auf der Insel Iwo Jima dar. Die 36-tägige Schlacht erwies sich als einer der blutigsten Kämpfe des US Marine Corps.
Diese 100 t schwere Bronze Statue, ebenfalls von De Weldon erbaut, ersetzt das 10 t schwere Original, welches man in New York am Flugzeugträger Intrepid im "Sea-Air-Space Museum" besichtigen kann. Das Denkmal steht zu Ehren der US Marines beim Arlington Nationalfriedhof.
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| von Traumhexchen richtig | NATIONAL IWO JIMA
MEMORIAL MONUMENT UND DER 2. WELTKRIEG
oder schaut nach unter http://www.webtravels.com/iwojima/ ! da gibbet die nötigen INFOS :) |
| von richtig | | Es ist das US Marine Corp Kriegs Denkmal. |
| von chris3 richtig | Eine japanische Insel - Kriegsschauplatz des 2. Weltkriegs und dieses Foto:
http://www.iwojima.com/iwojima/images/main_small.gif |
| von Lily richtig | Am 7. Dezember 1941 attackierten japanische Flugzeuge die US-Marinebasis Pearl Harbour. Die überraschten Amerikaner verloren den Großteil ihrer Pazifikflotte - und erklärten Japan den Krieg. In vier Jahren zermürbender Schlachten drängten die Amerikaner die japanische Streitmacht aus dem Pazifik zurück. Erster Wendepunkt war die Schlacht um Midway 1942. In den folgenden Jahren gelang es den Alliierten, im sogenannten "Inselspringen", dem Gegner eine Basis nach der anderen abzunehmen. Blutige Höhepunkte dieser Strategie: die verlustreichen Schlachten von Tarawa,
Iwo Jima (19.2.-16.3.1945)
und Okinawa. |
| von Adanor richtig | | Das war doch ein Insel der Japaner, wo die einen riesen Bunker draufgebaut hatten. |
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