Iwo’s fall predicted in few more days
ABOARD ADM. TURNER’S FLAGSHIP OFF IWO JIMA (UP) – Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith, commanding general of Marine forces in the Pacific, predicted today that Iwo Island will fall in a matter of days.
“We expect to take this island in a few more days,” Gen. Smith said.
He was in high spirits after making a long tour of the American-held portion of Iwo Jima.