Vice Adm. Richmond Kelly Turner commanded Task Force 51 (Joint Expeditionary Force) at Iwo Jima. See Potter and Heinl, op.cit., for a discussion of pre-bombardment disagreements among navy and marine leaders.
Categories: People
 
 
Thank you to the Mario Family Foundation for enabling the digitization of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Photo Archive. The physical photos in the Photo Archive are stored in the Mildred M. Mario Photo Archive Room located at the U.S. Naval Institute’s Headquarters in Annapolis, MD.

©2025 U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE