
Caption | A carbine-equipped US Marine on Iwo Jima, Feb 1945; note M8 grenade launcher attached to the muzzle of the weapon ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps | |||||||||||
Identification Code | 109975 | |||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 25 Feb 1945 | |||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Iwo Jima, Japan | |||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
Added Date | 24 Aug 2007 | |||||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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C. Peter Chen says:
10 Oct 2016 05:34:49 AM
Thank you Hans, we have linked this photo to our article on the Winchester Model 1912 shotgun.

10 Oct 2016 05:34:49 AM
Thank you Hans, we have linked this photo to our article on the Winchester Model 1912 shotgun.
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9 Oct 2016 06:51:14 AM
notice the marine behind him is carrying a m12 shotgun