Remembering Iwo Jima vet, Gloversville's Ambrose Anderson | Gloversville

Feb. 20, 1945 was the second day of the Battle of Iwo Jima, a five-week U.S. invasion of the island during World War II. Ambrose “Cowboy” Anderson of Gloversville, who died late last month, had just arrived on the Pacific island.

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