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simplified Opposing forces; moved OOB detail to separate page

Hi, everyone. Given the level of detail that we have for the Marine Corps, I thought it was time to create a separate OOB page and strip down the material in the main article. See what you think. Hungrydog55 (talk) 23:56, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

B-29 crew lives saved

There seems to be a bias that very few if any of the B-29 emergency landings were really emergencies. This does not seem like neutral POV. Simply being low on fuel constitutes an emergency when flying over water. B-29s took off with enough fuel for a round trip. If they needed to stop they probably had good reason to think so. Early B-29s were not terribly reliable; and engine fires were both common and frequently fatal. A crew deciding to stop for "routine" engine maintenance was perhaps merely being prudent. While it is certainly the case that some of the landings were not necessary, it is a rush to judgement to suggest, as the article does, that most were. Grenley (talk) 00:14, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Number of prisoners

The Infobox gives 216 but several sources report 1,083 taken prisoner:

https://books.google.it/books?id=LekfM0iFchEC&pg=PA105&lpg=PA105&dq=iwo+jima+1083+prisoners&source=bl&ots=DwN9BRdfbS&sig=ACfU3U0rt1DF1-A65JK4_HqwwmZTWqUaIg&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1tvm-jtz2AhUPQ_EDHTduDq0Q6AF6BAgfEAM#v=onepage&q=iwo%20jima%201083%20prisoners&f=false

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/06/sulfur-island/305332/

https://books.google.it/books?id=qOEu4ALwR-IC&pg=PA232&lpg=PA232&dq=iwo+jima+1083+prisoners&source=bl&ots=sluHwb4GRh&sig=ACfU3U2am-JwEmqkCQ115RGqzpTRvPHD8Q&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmh7iDj9z2AhUWRPEDHeMUCvAQ6AF6BAgdEAM#v=onepage&q=iwo%20jima%201083%20prisoners&f=false

https://books.google.it/books?id=ghjWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT85&lpg=PT85&dq=iwo+jima+1083+prisoners&source=bl&ots=PFNFxGdsmC&sig=ACfU3U3tx7rOMJKJXnULvGwGRn9oMY9rCg&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmh7iDj9z2AhUWRPEDHeMUCvAQ6AF6BAgeEAM#v=onepage&q=iwo%20jima%201083%20prisoners&f=false

https://books.google.it/books?id=FnZqVTuDMGsC&pg=RA2-PA91&lpg=RA2-PA91&dq=iwo+jima+1083+prisoners&source=bl&ots=2Ms0vv2v9h&sig=ACfU3U2PZSr3Rab9izdP0yHkS6fyeMYXmg&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmh7iDj9z2AhUWRPEDHeMUCvAQ6AF6BAgbEAM#v=onepage&q=iwo%20jima%201083%20prisoners&f=false

https://books.google.it/books?id=rAKmUiGeTyoC&pg=RA1-PA91&lpg=RA1-PA91&dq=iwo+jima+1083+prisoners&source=bl&ots=C-aNkti8nM&sig=ACfU3U3CmDKeWdxfqkDJFIeBxh0bNmWeSQ&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmh7iDj9z2AhUWRPEDHeMUCvAQ6AF6BAgcEAM#v=onepage&q=iwo%20jima%201083%20prisoners&f=false

--195.225.41.202 (talk) 11:27, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion

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Names of holdouts

The Pacific Stars and Stripes article was initial reporting that may have gotten some names inaccurately. https://www.marines.mil/portals/1/Publications/A%20Brief%20History%20of%20the%2025th%20Marines%20%20PCN%2019000308300.pdf states "Kofuku Yamakage" which matches the Japanese characters which presumably come from the Japanese source. WhisperToMe (talk) 06:13, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lots of Pictures

There are a lot of pictures in a few sections of this article. I think a Gallery section should be created and most of the photos moved there. If not, then perhaps moving each picture to a relevant part of the section instead of having them stacked on top of each other. Isz Chepewéssin (talk) 01:21, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]