Possible Clues:

• 1945 flag-raising setting, briefly
• WWII battle site, briefly
• Pacific battle site, briefly
• Iconic WWII setting, familiarly
• 'Sands of __ Jima': 1949 film
• Iconic Japanese island, familiarly
• __ Jima (WWII battle)
• 1945 Pacific battle site, informally
• Drive-By Truckers "The Sands of ___ Jima"
• The Battle of ___ Jima