
Caption | M4 Sherman 'Cairo' disabled by land mine, Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb 1945; note heavy wooden side planking meant to protect against magnetic demolition charges. ww2dbase | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps | ||||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Iwo Jima, Japan | ||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Added Date | 30 Jul 2008 | ||||||||
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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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2. Hnf says:
7 Jun 2021 04:10:29 PM
Can you give any source for this photo?
7 Jun 2021 04:10:29 PM
Can you give any source for this photo?
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David Stubblebine says:
7 Jun 2021 06:20:52 PM
Hnf (above):
This photo appears on page 82 of the USMC Historical Monograph, Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic by Lt. Col. Whitman S. Bartley, USMC of the Historical Section, Division of Public Information, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1954.

7 Jun 2021 06:20:52 PM
Hnf (above):
This photo appears on page 82 of the USMC Historical Monograph, Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic by Lt. Col. Whitman S. Bartley, USMC of the Historical Section, Division of Public Information, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1954.
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