Skip to main content
Naval History and Heritage Command

Naval History and Heritage Command

NH 104127 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

Photo #: NH 104127  Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: First waves of the assault force, embarked in LVTs, head for the Iwo Jima beach, 19 February 1945. Landing Craft, Support (LCS) are positioned near shore shore, providing close-in fire support. Also providing gunfire support, nearer to the camera, are two destroyers and (at right) the battleship Tennessee (BB-43). Mount Suribachi is in the upper left. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 104127
Related Content
Topic
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials