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NH 104323-KN Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

Photo #: NH 104323-KN Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: Landing Craft, Support (Large) [LCS(L)] off Iwo Jima's eastern shore during the initial landings, 19 February 1945. USS LCS(L)-34 is partially visible on the extreme right. Note the large puff of white smoke over Mount Suribachi (left center), two airplanes in the upper center, and the dense smoke on and inland from the landing beaches. 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 104323-KN
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