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NH 104322-KN Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

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Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: Landing craft underway off Iwo Jima's eastern shore during the initial day of landings, 19 February 1945. The boat nearest the camera is an LCM. Note the smoke shrouding Mount Suribachi (left), large explosion at Suribachi's base, smoke inland from the landing beaches, and what appears to be a flare falling over the island (center). Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 104322-KN
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