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: Gerald Thomas Lynch was a professional baseball player who was an outfielder and pinch hitter in the Major Leagues for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds.
