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The first wave of landing craft at Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945, photo 4 of 6	The first wave of landing craft at Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945, photo 5 of 6

The first wave of landing craft at Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945, photo 6 of 6	Two LCI(L)s off Iwo Jima at what appeared to be dawn, probably during the pre-landing bombardment, 19 Feb 1945

US Marines in a LCVP approaching Iwo Jima, Japan, 19 Feb 1945	USS LCT-1030 and USS LST-731 beached at Beach Blue Two at Iwo Jima, shortly after the 19 Feb 1945 landings

USS LST-731 beached at Beach Blue Two on Iwo Jima, shortly after the 19 Feb 1945 landings	US Marines burrowing in the volcanic sand on the beach of Iwo Jima, Japan, 20 Feb 1945; note LST-264 and Mount Suribachi in background

USS Washington off Iwo Jima, Japan, 19-22 Feb 1945	F6F-5 Hellcat BuNo 71632 being “surveyed” over the side of USS Hancock after flipping onto its back from a barrier crash on landing following a strike against Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945. The pilot was not hurt.

Following an attack from Japanese special attack aircraft, fires grew in the forward hangar deck of USS Saratoga off Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945. The fires increased greatly before they could be controlled. Photo 1 of 3	Following an attack from Japanese special attack aircraft, fires grew in the forward hangar deck of USS Saratoga off Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945. The fires increased greatly before they could be controlled. Photo 2 of 3

Following an attack from Japanese special attack aircraft, fires grew in the forward hangar deck of USS Saratoga off Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945. The fires increased greatly before they could be controlled. Photo 3 of 3	Japanese Type 1 Kaitens on the deck of mother-sub I-370 at the Japanese Kaiten base at Otsujima in Japan’s Inland Sea, 21 Feb 1945.

LCVP from LST-713 off northern Iwo Jima, Feb 1945	A LCVP loaded with troops sailed on foreground while American ships beyond burned, off Iwo Jima, Feb 1945

USS North Carolina bombarding Iwo Jima, Japan, 19-22 Feb 1945	USS North Carolina off Iwo Jima, Japan, 19-22 Feb 1945; note Mount Suribachi on left side of photograph

Lieutenant (jg) Lewis entering a F4F Wildcat fighter aboard USS Anzio, Pacific Ocean, 23 Feb 1945	South Dakota underway in the Pacific Ocean en route toward Japan, 24 Feb 1945