<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Iwo Jima Map used by BG John S. Letcher in  battle, 1945<num>Maps.Oversized.Iwo Jima</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Virginia Military Institute Archives</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/vmi.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>VMI Archives</addressline><addressline>Preston Library</addressline><addressline>Lexington, VA 24450</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-464-7516</addressline><addressline>archives@vmi.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://www.vmi.edu/archives" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://www.vmi.edu/archives" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-05-12 03:02:27 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="und" scriptcode="Zyyy">Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="item">
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    <unittitle>Iwo Jima Map used by BG John S. Letcher in  battle, 1945</unittitle>
    <origination label="source">
      <persname rules="dacs">Letcher, John S. (John Seymour) (1903-1994)</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>Maps.Oversized.Iwo Jima</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1 items</extent>
      <dimensions>approximately 23 x 29 inches</dimensions>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1944-11-12/1944-11-12">1944-11-12</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_75758f4ede32f47dc7b0b0abe80d720c">Oversized case, maps drawer</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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<p>Map, "Iwo Jima Volcano Islands.  Special Air and Gunnery Target Map".  Dated 1944 November 12. Used by VMI Alumnus and Marine Corps officer John S. Letcher, who played a prominent role in the battle of Iwo Jima in early 1945.  This map is a companion piece to a 3D map model which is in the VMI Museum.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="lcsh">World War, 1939-1945—Maps</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="(OCoLC)fst01754147" source="FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology)">Military maps</subject>
    <genreform source="aat">Maps</genreform>
    <subject source="lcsh">Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945</subject>
    <persname role="fmo" rules="dacs">Letcher, John S. (John Seymour) (1903-1994)</persname>
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