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NH 104325-KN Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

Photo #: NH 104325-KN Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: Bombardment of Iwo Jima's eastern beach, probably just before the initial landings on 19 February 1945. Three F4U Corsair fighters are banking over the beach in the center; a Landing Craft, Support (Large) [LCS(L)] is firing from just offshore at right; and two amphibious tractors (LVT) are moving toward the beach at left and left 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 104325-KN
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