By early 1945, the Texas arrived in the Pacific to continue her service and aid in one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Codenamed Operation Detachment, Texas arrived just in time to support the landing on Iwo Jima.
By September of 1944, the Western Allies had broken out of the Normandy beachehead, and suddenly and quickly moved across northern France . By September 7th, the 90th division was stretched across the northern sector on Patton’s Third Army’s left, advancing slowly northeast. As they did so the German defenders made a risky attack in an effort to spoil the allied advance, cutting through Allied lines in a surprise action at the small town of Mairy-Mannville.