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NH 104327-KN Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

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Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: Helmeted crewman in a landing craft watches as a Fletcher class destroyer shells Iwo Jima, probably during the pre-landing bombardment, circa 19 February 1945. Note explosions and smoke ashore, and what appear to be shell air bursts over the island. 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 104327-KN
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