Question

The landing on this Pacific island saw some of the heaviest US Marine casualties during the war.

Iwo Jima
Oahu
Sicily
Midway

Answer 1

Iwo Jima

The strategic Japanese base right of Mt. Suribachi, volcano at lower left, was the scene of the landing of U.S. Marines. Forces saw some of the ferocious, bloodiest fighting in the Pacific during the five-week battle. Iwo Jima was the only battle by the U.S. Marine Corps in which American casualties were higher than Japanese casualties.