By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
Bio: Edwin Thomas Layton was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, who is most noted for his work as an intelligence officer during and before World War II.
