Taylor native son fought at famous ‘Battle of Iwo Jima’

Posted on March 1, 2019

By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor

When Robert Lee “Toby” Faulkner landed on the beach at Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945, the stark volcanic wasteland was a far cry from the lush piney woods of his Taylor County home.

As a member of the 24th Marine Division, he had waited hours offshore while thousands of his fellow Marines hit the beach and were cut down by relentless enemy fire.

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