@Leyenda1 - He never would mention it on his own, and I would have to pester him pretty hard to to get him to talk even briefly about it. Any response usually was self-effacing. His Bronze Star was for going out during mortar bombardments 10 times to give aid to and, in some cases drag back, men....
Well done and informative. Thanks! (My father also was on Iwo Jima. USNR PhM1c, (Corpsman), 4th Engineering Battalion, 4th Marine Division; Bronze Star.. Please see also on YouTube the music video: "The Black Sand of Iwo Jima" [note, "Sand" is singular] ).
@Leyenda1 - He never would mention it on his own, and I would have to pester him pretty hard to to get him to talk even briefly about it. Any response usually was self-effacing. His Bronze Star was for going out during mortar bombardments 10 times to give aid to and, in some cases drag back, men....