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PSALM 91

THE SOLDIER, AIRMEN, MARINE & SAILORS PRAYER

1You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High,*

who abide in the shade of the Almighty,*

2Say to the LORD, “My refuge and fortress,

my God in whom I trust.”a

3He will rescue you from the fowler’s snare,

from the destroying plague,

4He will shelter you with his pinions,

and under his wings you may take refuge;b

his faithfulness is a protecting shield.

5You shall not fear the terror of the night

nor the arrow that flies by day,c

6Nor the pestilence that roams in darkness,

nor the plague that ravages at noon.d

7Though a thousand fall at your side,

ten thousand at your right hand,

near you it shall not come.

8You need simply watch;

the punishment of the wicked you will see.e

9Because you have the LORD for your refuge

and have made the Most High your stronghold,

10No evil shall befall you,

no affliction come near your tent.f

11*For he commands his angels with regard to you,g

to guard you wherever you go.h

12With their hands they shall support you,

lest you strike your foot against a stone.i

13You can tread upon the asp and the viper,

trample the lion and the dragon.j

II

14Because he clings to me I will deliver him;

because he knows my name I will set him on high.k

15He will call upon me and I will answer;l

I will be with him in distress;m

I will deliver him and give him honor.

16With length of days I will satisfy him,

and fill him with my saving power.n

* [Psalm 91] A prayer of someone who has taken refuge in the Lord, possibly within the Temple (Ps 91:1–2). The psalmist is confident that God’s presence will protect the people in every dangerous situation (Ps 91:3–13). The final verses are an oracle of salvation promising salvation to those who trust in God (Ps 91:14–16).

* [91:1] The shelter of the Most High: basically “hiding place” but in the Psalms a designation for the protected Temple precincts, cf. Ps 27:5; 31:21; 61:5. The shade of the Almighty: lit., “the shadow of the wings of the Almighty,” cf. Ps 17:8; 36:8; 57:2; 63:8. Ps 91:4 makes clear that the shadow is an image of the safety afforded by the outstretched wings of the cherubim in the holy of holies.

* [91:11–12] The words are cited in Lk 4:10–11; Mt 4:6, as Satan tempts Jesus in the desert.

a. [91:2] Ps 18:3; 31:3–4; 42:10; 142:6; 2 Sm 22:3.

b. [91:4] Ps 17:8; 36:8; 57:2; 63:8; Dt 32:11; Ru 2:12; Mt 23:37.

c. [91:5] Prv 3:25; Sg 3:8.

d. [91:6] Dt 32:24.

e. [91:8] Ps 92:12.

f. [91:10] Prv 12:21; Dt 7:15.

g. [91:11–12] Mt 4:6; Lk 4:10f.

h. [91:11] Heb 1:14.

i. [91:12] Ps 121:3; Prv 3:23.

j. [91:13] Is 11:8; Lk 10:19.

k. [91:14] Ps 9:11; 119:132.

l. [91:15] Jer 33:3; Zec 13:9.

m. [91:15] Is 43:2.

n. [91:16] Prv 3:2.
 

United States Order of Battle at Iwo Jima

    United States Marine Corps

      (Where multiple commanders a listed for a unit, these are replacements due to casualties)

      Fifth Amphibious Corps, Major General Harry Schmidt

      Third Division, Major General Graves B. Erskine

        9th Regiment, Colonel Howard N. Kenyon

          First Battalion, Lt Col Carey A. Randall/Major William T. Glass/Lt Col Jack F. Warner
          Second Battalion, Lt Col Robert E Chusman, Jr.
          Third Battalion, Lt Col Harold C. Boehm

        21st Regiment, Colonel Hartnoll J. Withers

          First Battalion, Lt Col Marlowe C. Williams/Major Clay M. Murray/Major Robert H. Houser/
          Second Battalion, Lt Col Lowell E. English/Major George S. Percy
          Third Battalion, Lt Col Wendell H. Duplantis

        12th Regiment [Artillery], Lieutenant Colonel Raymond F. Crist, Jr.

          First Battalion, Major George B. Thomas
          Second Battalion, Lt Col William T. Fairbourn
          Third Battalion, Lt Col Alpha L. Bowser, Jr.
          Fourth Battalion, Major Joe B. Wallen
          3rd Tank Battalion, Major Holly H. Evans
          3rd Engineer Battalion, Lt Col Walter S. Campbell
          3rd Pioneer Battalion, Lt Col Edmund M. Williams
          3rd Service Battalion, Lt Col Paul G. Chandler
          3rd Motor Transport Battalion, Lt Col Ernest W. Fry, Jr.
          3rd Medical Battalion, Commander Anthony E. Reymont, USNR
          3rd Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO)
          Marine Observation Squadron 1
          3rd War Dog Platoon
          JICPOA Intelligence Team

      Fourth Division, Major General Clifton B. Cates:

        23rd Regiment, Colonel Walter W. Wensinger

          First Battalion, Lt Col Ralph Haas/Lt Col Louis B. Blissard
          Second Battalion, Major Robert H. Davidson/Lt Col Edward J. Dillon
          Third Battalion, Major James F. Scales

        24th Regiment, Colonel Walter I. Jordan

          First Battalion, Major Paul S. Treitel/Lt Col Austin R. Brunelli
          Second Battalion, Lt Col Richard Rothwell
          Third Battalion, Lt Col Alexander A. Vandegrift, Jr./Major Doyle A. Stout

        25th Regiment, Colonel John R. ("Pat") Lanigan

          First Battalion, Lt Col Hollis U. Mustain/Major Fenton J. Mee
          Second Battalion, Lt Col Lewis C. Hudson, Jr./Lt Col James Taul
          Third Battalion, Lt Col Justice M. Chambers/Capt James C. Headley

        14th Regiment [Artillery], Colonel Louis G. De Haven

          First Battalion, Major John B. Edgar, Jr.
          Second Battalion, Major Clifford B. Drake
          Third Battalion, Lt Col Robert E. MacFarlane/Major Harvey A. Freehan/Lt Col Carl A. Youngdale
          Fourth Battalion, Lt Col Carl A. Youngdale/Major Roland J. Spritzen
          4th Tank Battalion, Lt Col Richard K. Schmidt
          4th Engineer Battalion, Lt Col Nelson K. Brown
          4th Pioneer Battalion, Lt Col Richard G. Ruby
          4th Service Battalion, Lt Col John E. Fondahl
          4th Motor Transport Battalion, Lt Col Ralph L. Schlesswohl
          4th Medical Battalion, Commander Reuben L. Sharp, USNR
          5th Amphibian Tractor Battalion, Major George L. Shead
          10th Amphibian Tractor Battalion, Major Victor . Croizat
          1st Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO)
          Marine Observation Squadron 4
          7th War Dog Platoon
          1st Provisional Rocket Detachment
          JICPOA Intelligence Team

      Fifth Division, Major General Keller E. Rockey

        26th Regiment, Colonel Chester B. Graham

          First Battalion, Lt Col Daniel C. Pollock/Major Albert V.K. Gary
          Second Battalion, Lt Col Joseph P. Sayers/Major Amedeo Rea
          Third Battalion, Lt Col Tom M. Trotti/Major Richard Fagan

        27th Regiment, Colonel Thomas A. Wornham

          First Battalion, Lt Col John A. Butler/Lt Col Justin G. Duryea/Major William H. Tumbelston/Major William H. Kennedy, Jr.
          Second Battalion, Major John W. Antonelli/Major Gerald F. Russell
          Third Battalion, Lt Col Donn J. Robertson

        28th Regiment, Colonel Harry B. Liversedge

          First Battalion, Lt Col Jackson B. Butterfield
          Second Battalion, Lt Col Chandler W. Johnson/Major Thomas B. Pearce, Jr.
          Third Battalion, Lt Colonel Charles E. Shepard, Jr./Major Tolson A. Smoak

        13th Regiment [Artillery], Colonel James D. Waller

          First Battalion, Lt Col John S. Oldfield
          Second Battalion, Major Carl W. Hjerpe
          Third Battalion, Lt Col Henry T. Waller
          Fourth Battalion, Major James F. Coady

        Service Troops, Colonel Benjamin W. Gally

          5th Tank Battalion, Lt Col William R. Collins
          5th Engineer Battalion, Lt Col Clifford H. Shuey
          5th Pioneer Battalion, Major Robert S. Riddell
          5th Service Battalion, Major Francis P. Daly/Major Gardelle Lewis
          5th Motor Transport Battalion, Major Arthur F. Torgler, Jr.
          5th Medical Battalion, Lt Commander William W. Ayres, USNR
          3rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion, Lt Col Sylvester Stephan
          11th Amphibian Tractor Battalion, Lt Col Albert J. Roose
          5th Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO)
          Marine Observation Squadron 5
          6th War Dog Platoon
          3rd Provisional Rocket Detachment
          JICPOA Intelligence Team

      VAC (Major Attached Units)

        Corps Troops Commander, Colonel Alton A. Gladden

        1st Provisional Field Artillery Group, Colonel John S. Letcher

        8th Field Depot, Colonel Leland S. Swindler

        Air Support Control Unit, Colonel Vernon E. Megee

        Signal Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Alfred F. Robertshaw

        Medical Battalion, Lieutenant Commander William B. Clapp, USNR

        Provisional Signal Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Harry W.G. Vadnals

        2nd Separate Engineer Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Charles O. Clark

        2nd Armored Amphibian Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Reed M. Fawell, Jr.

        Evacuation Hospital No. 1, Captain H.G. Young, USN

        2nd Bomb Disposal Company

        Company B, Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion

        Medical Section, Civil Affairs

        JICPOA Intelligence Team

        JICPOA Enemy Material and Salvage Platoon

    United States Navy

      Fifth Fleet, Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (USS Indianapolis )

      Task Force 51 [Joint Expeditionary Force], Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner

        Task Group 51.1 [Joint Expeditionary Force Reserve], Commodore Donald W. Loomis

        Task Group 51.2 [Transport Screen], Captain Frederick Moosbrugger

        Task Group 51.3 [Service and Salvage Group], Captain Curtiss

        Task Group 51.4 [Hydrographic Survey Group], Commander Sanders

        Task Group 51.5-9 [Defense and Garrison Groups]

        Task Group 51.10 [Air Support Control Unit]

        Participating Surface Ships (485):

        • 4 command ships
        • 12 aircraft carriers
        • 6 battleships
        • 19 cruisers
        • 44 destroyers
        • 38 destroyer escorts
        • 6 destroyer transports
        • 44 transports
        • 63 LST's (Landing Ship Tank)
        • 31 LSM's (Landing Ship Medium)
        • 19 cargo ships
        • 6 repair ships
        • 4 seaplane tenders
        • 4 ocean tugs
        • 14 destroyer minecraft
        • 30 minesweepers
        • 5 net layers
        • 76 LCI's (Landing Craft Infantry)
        • 3 LSD's (Landing Ship Dock)
        • 1 LSV (Landing Ship Vehicle)
        • 56 assorted patrol, escort, and support vessels

      Task Force 52 [Amphibious Support Force], Rear Admiral William H.P. Blandy

      Task Force 53 [Attack Force], Rear Admiral Harry W. Hill

      Task Force 54 [Gunfire and Covering Force], Rear Admiral Bertram J. Rodgers

      Task Force 56 [Expeditionary Troops], Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith, USMC

        Task Group 56.1 [Landing Force], Major General Harry Schmidt

        Task Group 56.2 [Assault Troops], 4th Marine Division/Major General Clifton B. Cates, 5th Marine Division/Major General Keller E. Rockey

        Task Group 56.3 [Expeditionary Troops Reserve], 3rd Marine Division/Major General Graves B. Erskine

      Task Force 58 [Fast Carrier Forces], Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher (USS Bunker Hill )

        Task Group 58.1, Rear Admiral Joseph J. Clark

        • Carriers: Hornet, Wasp, Bennington, Belleau Wood
        • Battleships: Massachusetts, Indiana
        • Cruisers: Vincennes, Miami, San Juan
        • 15 destroyers

        Task Group 58.2, Rear Admiral Ralph E. Davison

        • Carriers: Lexington, Hancock, San Jacinto
        • Battleships: Wisconsin, Missouri
        • Cruisers: San Francisco, Boston
        • 19 destroyers

        Task Group 58.3, Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman

        • Carriers: Essex, Bunker Hill, Cowpens
        • Battleships: South Dakota, New Jersey
        • Cruisers: Alaska, Indianapolis, Pasadena, Wilkes-Barre, Astoria
        • 14 destroyers

        Task Group 58.4, Rear Admiral Arthur W. Radford

        • Carriers: Yorktown, Randolph, Langley, Cabot
        • Battleships: Washington, North Carolina
        • Cruisers: Santa Fe, Biloxi, San Diego
        • 17 destroyers

        Task Group 58.5

        • Carriers: Enterprise, Saratoga
        • Cruisers: Baltimore, Flint
        • 12 destroyers

      Seabees

        9th Naval Construction Brigade, Captain Robert C. Johnson

          41st Naval Construction Regiment [Assault Phase], Commander Paul F. Henderson
          • 31st Battalion [assigned to 5th Marine Division], Lt Commander Dominick J. Ermilio
          • 133rd Battalion [assigned to 4th Marine Division], Lt Commander Ray P. Murphy
          • 62nd Battalion [assigned to VAC], Lt Commander Frank B. Campbell
          • 70th Battalion (half-strength: 15 officers, 285 men, barges, pontoons, causeways)
          8th Naval Construction Regiment [Second Phase], Commander Rudolph Y. Taggart
          • 8th Battalion, Commander W.T. Powers
          • 90th Battalion, Commander George S. Brockway
          • 95th Battalion, Commander W.L. Johnson
          • 23rd Battalion [stevedores], Lt Commander H.W. Heuer
          • 301st Battalion [harbor specialists], Commander F.G. Elliot
          • 106th Battalion (Section 2), Lt Commander B. Marcus

      Logistics

        Logistic Support Group, Rear Admiral Donald B. Beary

          This groups was mainly for resupply of Task Force 58 with planes, ammunition, fuel, spare parts, and general supplies. It included:
        • 15 escort carriers
        • 1 cruiser
        • 11 destroyers
        • 18 destroyer escorts
        • 33 tankers
        • 4 ocean tugs
        • 2 ammunition ships
        • 1 general supply ship

        Service Squadron 10, Commodore Worrall R. Carter

          This squadron of more than 250 ships had headquarters at Ulithi and provided repairs and supplies for all vessels staging through Ulithi, Eniwetok, Guam, and Saipan.

    United States Army

      Assault Forces

        471st Amphibian Truck Company (attached to 5th Marine Division)

        473rd Amphibian Truck Company (attached to VAC), Captain Robert P. Schwabl

        476th Amphibian Truck Company (attached to 4th Marine Division), Captain Jules Blaustein

        138th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, Colonel Clarence E. Rothbeb

          Headquarters Battery, 138th AAA
          506th AA Gun Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel D.M. White
          483rd AAAW Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel A. Roth
          38th Field Hospital, Reinforced, Major Samuel S. Kirkland
          Detachment, 568th Signal Air Warning Battalion (attached to VAC)
          Detachments, 726th Signal Warning Company (attached to VAC, 4th & 5th Marine Divisions)
          Detachment, 49th Signal Construction Battalion
          Detachment 44, 70th Army Airways Communications Systems
          Detachment, Communications Unit 434
          442nd Port Company (attached to 4th Marine Division)
          592nd Port Company (attached to 5th Marine Division)

      Garrison Forces, Major General James E. Chaney

        Detachment, Island Command Headquarters

        Detachment, 147th Infantry Regiment

        Detachment, Headquarters 7th Fighter Command

        Detachment, Headquarters 15th Fighter Group

        47th Fighter Squadron

        78th Fighter Squadron

        548th Night Fighter Squadron

        386th Air Service Group, Special

        1st Platoon, 604th Graves Registration Company

        223rd Radar Maintenance Unit, Type C

        Port Director Detachment

        Garrison Beach Party