| Caption | Diagram of Iwo Jima invasion beaches with lines of approach used by boats from APA Sanborn drawn by Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen after WW2 ww2dbase | |||||||||||||||||
| Photographer | Howard Whalen | |||||||||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||||||||||||||
| Identification Code | NH 104377-KN | |||||||||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | See all photos dated 31 Dec 1945 | |||||||||||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||||||||
| Added Date | 2 Mar 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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2. Darryl says:
26 May 2009 09:08:30 AM
My Dad, Dale P. Reed was on the UUS Sanborn during this. He only spoke about the invasion once. Other Navy stuff yes, Iwo Jime only once. He went out on a landing craft with the fixed lines to secure the boat and shot a M-16 over his head. He enlisted at 17 yrs old.
26 May 2009 09:08:30 AM
My Dad, Dale P. Reed was on the UUS Sanborn during this. He only spoke about the invasion once. Other Navy stuff yes, Iwo Jime only once. He went out on a landing craft with the fixed lines to secure the boat and shot a M-16 over his head. He enlisted at 17 yrs old.
3. Ray Morris says:
20 Oct 2010 06:37:38 PM
My Dad, Lester Morris, from Honey Island, Texas served on the Sanborn and was a member of the beach party who made the landing on Iwo Jima on February 19.
20 Oct 2010 06:37:38 PM
My Dad, Lester Morris, from Honey Island, Texas served on the Sanborn and was a member of the beach party who made the landing on Iwo Jima on February 19.
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