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80-G-304747 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

Photo #: 80-G-304747 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: Burning U.S. supply dump on the east-central coast of Iwo Jima, 21 February 1945. Note several LVTs in the area. A Japanese T-1 type landing ship is beached perpendicular to the shore, with its bow toward the beach, in the upper left center. It has a large hole blown into its port side amidships. Photographed from a USS Yorktown (CV-10) plane. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-304747
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