Bill Williams considers him a ‘lucky’ survivor of Iwo Jima By Staff Reports Mar 14, 2005 Mar 14, 2005 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It may have been 60 years ago, but the memories of Iwo Jima still bring tears to Bill Williams’ eyes.The Rockford resident was 18 years old when he and fellow Marines invaded the small island in Japan in 1945. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm%96 bd\52J 32EE=6 H@F=5 364@>6 @?6 @7 E96 5625=:6DE 7@C |2C:?6D :? &]$] 9:DE@CJ] p=E9@F89 :E’D 5:77:4F=E 7@C 9:> E@ E9:?< 23@FE E9@D6 52JD[ (:==:2>D D2:5 C646?E 6G6?ED 92G6 >256 9:> C62=:K6 9:D 4@?EC:3FE:@? 2?5 E96 E9@FD2?5D @7 @E96CD H9@ 7@F89E 2E xH@ y:>2 H2D ?@E :? G2:?]k^Am kAm%9:D J62C >2C<D E96 e_E9 2??:G6CD2CJ @7 E96 32EE=6 @7 x>@ y:>2[ 2?5 E@ 4@>>6>@C2E6 :E[ (:==:2>D H2D :?G:E65 E@ 2 C646?E 46C6>@?J :? uC656C:4<D3FC8[ %6I2D[ E@ 46=63C2E6 E96 G6E6C2?D @7 E96 32EE=6]k^AmkAm“x 8@E E@ 8@ E@ E96 4@>>6>@C2E:@?[” 96 D2:5] “x E9:?< E96 36DE E9:?8 23@FE :E 7@C >6 H2D A6@A=6 42>6 FA E@ >6 2?5 6IE6?565 E96:C 2C> E@ D2J E92?< J@F 7@C H92E x 5:5]”k^AmkAm(92E (:==:2>D 5:5 2=@?8 H:E9 4=@D6 E@ `__[___ @E96C |2C:?6D[ H2D C:D< 9:D =:76 E@ 96=A &]$] 7@C46D E2<6 @G6C E96 :D=2?5 @7 xH@ y:>2]k^AmkAmxE H2D 2? :>A@CE2?E A2CE (@C=5 (2C xx[ :? E92E :E H@F=5 8:G6 p>6C:42? 7@C46D 2 A=246 E@ =2?5 E96:C 2:C4C27ED ?62C E96 >2:?=2?5 @7 y2A2?]k^AmkAm(:==:2>D H2D H:E9 E96 %9:C5 s:G:D:@?] w6 D2:5 9:D F?:E H2D 24EF2==J 96=5 :? 7=66E C6D6CG6[ 3FE E92E 5:5?’E =2DE 7@C =@?8]k^AmkAm“|J @FE7:E H2D 96=5 :? 7=66E C6D6CG6[ H9:49 >62?E H6 >:89E ?@E 92G6 E@ 8@[” 96 D2:5] “(6 7@F?5 @FE 5:776C6?E=J E9@F89[ 2?5 H6 H6C6 D6?E C:89E FA E96 >:55=6]”k^AmkAmu63] ad[ `hcd[ ;FDE D:I 52JD 27E6C E96 32EE=6 DE2CE65[ E96 %9:C5 |2C:?6 s:G:D:@? 3682? E96 2EE24< @7 E96 46?E6C @7 E96 y2A2?6D6 =:?6]k^AmkAm(:==:2>D D2:5 E96J <?6H :E H2D?’E 8@:?8 E@ 36 2? 62DJ 32EE=6[ 3FE :E H2D >F49 H@CD6 E92E H92E 96 6G6C 6IA64E65]k^AmkAm%96 y2A2?6D6 925 2 DJDE6> @7 F?56C8C@F?5 42G6D 2?5 EF??6=D 2== @G6C E96 :D=2?5]k^AmkAm“%96J H6C6 H6== 5F8 :?[” (:==:2>D D2:5] “%96J H6C6 2== :? 42G6D[ D@ E96J ?2G2= 2CE:==6CJ 5:5?’E 5@ 2?J 8@@5] %96J’5 8@ :? 2 9@=6 2?5 H2:E] %96? H6 42>6[ 2?5 E96J’5 36 C:89E E96C6 E@ 8C66E FD]”k^AmkAm(:==:2>D H2D @?6 @7 E96 =F4<J @?6D[ 96 D2JD] w6 >256 :E E9C@F89 E96 32EE=6[ 3FE >2?J @7 9:D 7C:6?5D 2?5 76==@H >2C:?6D H6C6 ?@E D@ 7@CEF?2E6]k^AmkAmr=@D6 E@ f[___ &]$] A6CD@??6= =@DE E96:C =:G6D 2E xH@ y:>2[ 2?5 E96C6 H2D 2 E@E2= @7 >@C6 E92? ag[___ 42DF2=E:6D[ ab[___ @7 H9:49 H6C6 >2C:?6D]k^AmkAm“%96J D2J @?=J @?6 @7 E9C66 H2=<65 @77 E92E :D=2?5 H:E9@FE 36:?8 H@F?565 @C <:==65[” (:==:2>D D2:5] “x H2D @?6 @7 E96 =F4<J @?6D] x H2D?’E 6G6? :?;FC65]”k^AmkAmsFC:?8 E96 C66?24E>6?E 46C6>@?J :? %6I2D[ (:==:2>D D2:5 96 H2D 23=6 E@ C6F?:E6 H:E9 >2?J @7 9:D 76==@H >2C:?6D 2?5 C6>6>36C E9@D6 H9@ H6C6?’E 23=6 E@ =62G6 E96 :D=2?5 27E6C E96 5625=J 32EE=6]k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Iwo Jima United States Marine Corps Military Operations Of The Late Modern Period Military Military Operations Conflicts War Pacific War Battles Japan–united States Military Relations World War Ii Operations And Battles Of The Pacific Theatre Theaters Of World War Ii Military Of The Empire Of Japan Military Of The United States Theaters And Campaigns Of World War Ii World Wars Military Of Japan Military Operations Of World War Ii Warfare Battles And Operations Of World War Ii Pacific Ocean Theater Of World War Ii World War Ii Wars Empire Of Japan International Security Battle Recommended for you Most Popular Plea deal accepted in Dadeville shooting case 2 left dead in Monday shooting Student allegedly raped while walking to school in Tallassee Gambling machines seized from Koon’s Korner ‘He was supposed to go to prom’ Murderer sentenced in plea deal in shooting death of a 16-year-old Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 81° Partly Cloudy82° / 55° 6 PM 79° 7 PM 76° 8 PM 72° 9 PM 69° 10 PM 67°
