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NH 104128 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

Photo #: NH 104128 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
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Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: 'Alligators' {LVT} carrying Marines from a Coast Guard-manned invasion transport swing past the mighty USS Tennessee as she pours broadsides of shells into enemy emplacements on Iwo Jima. It is H-Hour and the landing craft await the signal to storm Iwo's beaches the moment the bombardment by the Navy task force ceases. (quoted from the original 1945 Coast Guard caption). Partially visible, at left, is Mount Suribachi. Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 104128
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