amphibious assault

World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold

a battle in the Korean War (1950); United States forces landed at Inchon

a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)

an amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base

a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese

US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II

a battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943

battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting

in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines