Adm. Raymond A. Spruance (shown as a vice admiral), commander of the Fifth Fleet, was the overall commander for the invasion of Iwo Jima (Operation Detachment). In the fall of 1944 Spruance argued for the invasion of Iwo Jima and Okinawa vice CNO Admira
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