Quote of the day
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.
John Milner Fothergill
Born: April 11, 1841
Died: June 28, 1888 (aged 47)
Bio: John Milner Fothergill, M.D., was a British physician and medical writer.
Known for:
- The Will Power: Its Range in Action (1885)
- A Brief Treatise on Therapeutics (1884)