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 African American soldiers carry wounded Japanese POW to be evacuated and treated for injuries. At Iwo Jima, the segregated 8th Marine Ammunition Company and the 33d, 34th, and 36th Marine Depot Companies served as part of the shore party of the V Amphibious Corps.

 Elements of the ammunition company and the 36th Depot Company landed on D-Day, February 19, 1945, and the African American companies that fought at Iwo Jima shared in the Navy Unit Citation awarded the support units of V Amphibious Corps.