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The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Operation DETACHMENT-The Invasion of Iwo Jima Part 2 with Jon Parshall-Episode 410

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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4.8654 Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2024

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth and Bill welcome back good friend Jon Parshall to wrap up the bitter fight for Iwo Jima. The guys cover all aspects of the struggle for Iwo beginning in the days after the flag raising on Mount Suribachi all the way through the bitter end. in this episode we cover the Medal of Honor stories of Woody Williams, William Harrell, George Wahlen, and several more. Uncommon valor, truly was a common virtue on Iwo Jima in 1945. #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #essex #halsey #taskforce38 #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #mastersoftheair #8thairforce #mightyeighth #100thbombgroup #bloodyhundredth #b17 #boeing #airforce wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #oldbreed #1stMarineDivision #thepacific #Peleliu #army #marines #marinecorps #worldwar2 #worldwar #worldwarii #leytegulf #battleofleytegulf #rodserling #twilightzone #liberation #blacksheep #power #prisoner #prisonerofwar #typhoon #hurricane #weather #iwojima

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to episode 410 of the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.

0:21.6

My name is Seth Perid and historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here at Camp Shelby.

0:27.6

And with me as always is my co-host, retired Navy Captain Bill Toaddy, former skipper of the Fast Attack Submarine, USS Indianapolis, Commodore, Submarine Squadron 3 in Pearl Harbor, and many other postings.

0:36.6

How are you this fine? What the heck day is it? July 24th, Bill.

0:41.3

Yeah, I'm doing fine. Ready for you, Ojima again, Seth.

0:45.7

We got a lot to talk about. And with us, as you can possibly and probably hopefully see,

0:50.6

is our good buddy, fantastic historian, how are you john this very well i'm

0:56.5

about to start packing up myself it's time to go to guadal canal at the yeah when do you leave

1:02.4

i leave on monday so i leave in five days got to go get a raincoat my old one is no longer

1:10.4

waterproof and kind of need that on the Guadalcanal.

1:13.3

I bet you do.

1:14.4

Well, to say that I'm envious would be an understatement.

1:16.8

I would love to hit your ride in your suitcase to go to the canal.

1:20.6

Maybe one day.

1:21.7

It's a garden spot.

1:22.4

I had, I bet it is.

1:23.8

I had to, I had to Ohio tomorrow to my high school union going through Cleveland. I will be

1:29.9

visiting the USS Cod. Cool. Or two submarines. That should be fun. Yep. Yeah, it should be fun.

1:35.8

Last week, my son and I went and saw the showboat, the USS North Carolina and Wilmington.

1:41.4

And I'm just going to say to Gene and all the other volunteers that are

1:46.3

there at the showboat, thank you for your hospitality. You guys were absolutely fantastic.

1:51.3

Those of you who have never seen this thing, make the trip. She is gorgeous, absolutely.

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