U.S. Marine Captured by Japanese Troops During The Battle of Iwo Jima (Patreon)

U.S. Marine Captured by Japanese Troops During The Battle of Iwo Jima

Ralph Anthony Ignatowski was a United States Marine who was captured and killed by the Japanese in the battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. It's believed that Ignatowski was either taken prisoner by Japanese troops, then tortured and killed, or he was killed and then mutilated in one of the many caves created by the Japanese Imperial Army.