A couple of weeks ago I wrote that the USS Pickens was cooperating with Marines in preparing for an island invasion, altthough I cannot remember when we learned our target was Iwo Jima. On January 27 of 1945, the Pickens left Pearl Harbor in company with Transport Divisions 43 and 45 carrying units of the 4th Marine division en route to Iwo Jima.
We went by way of Eniwetok (Marshall Islands) to take on supplies and on to Saipan where we joined Transport Baker, then headed out for Iwo Jima.
I seem to remember that Tokyo Rose gave us the date we would attack; it was wrong and she gave another false date before she correctly said we would arrive February 19.
We went by way of Eniwetok (Marshall Islands) to take on supplies and on to Saipan where we joined Transport Baker, then headed out for Iwo Jima.
I seem to remember that Tokyo Rose gave us the date we would attack; it was wrong and she gave another false date before she correctly said we would arrive February 19.
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