Events leading up to Battle of Iwo Jima

Iwo Jima is first Bombarded

Jul 4, 1944

U.S. Navy task force bombards the Volcano and Bonin Islands, including Iwo Jima

74 days of straight bombing

Dec 8, 1944

Beginning of 74 straight days of aerial bombings of islands in the Volcano and Bonin Islands, including Iwo Jima