A temporary U.S. Marine Corps cemetery on Iwo Jima, established during the brutal February-March 1945 battle for the island. Rows of simple wooden crosses, tended by graves registration details, mark the resting places of Marines killed in the fighting, while the invasion fleet still lies offshore in the anchorage beyond. Iwo Jima's capture cost the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions nearly 7,000 dead, making it one of the costliest battles in Marine Corps history. Project: 218552