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NH 104223 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

Photo #: NH 104223 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
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Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: Echelons of Amtracks churn their way ashore to crawl up the invasion beach of Iwo Jima and bring their loads of Marines another step on the road to Tokyo. Quoted from the original photo caption, released by the Pacific Fleet on 22 February 1945. The LVT (amphibious tractor, or amtrack) in the foreground is marked SA-29. Collection of James Edwin Bailey. Donated by his wife, Helen McShane Bailey, 2006. Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 104223
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