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February 20, 1945

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By Robert Trumbull By Wireless To the New York Times.the New York Times (U.S. NAVY), Feb. 20, 1945

marines reach southern end of Mt Suribachi airfield

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By Clifton Daniel By Wireless To the New York Times

Canadian Army clears over 1/2 of Goch in house-to-house fighting

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By Gene Currivan By Wireless To the New York Times

Siegfried pillboxes, captured by 3d Army, and their armament discussed

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By Warren Moscow By Wireless To the New York Times

US marines hold beachhead 500 yds deep and 2 1/2 mi long, running northeast from Mt Suribachi volcano, Iwo

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1945Alan Hull, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995)^[†]

James Alan Hull was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band Lindisfarne.