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Aerial photograph of Iwo Jima during a raid on its southern Airfield Number One, early 1945, photo 2 of 2Aerial view of Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945
Aerial photograph of Iwo Jima during a raid on its southern Airfield Number One, early 1945, photo 2 of 2Aerial view of Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945
Airfield Number Two burning after American air raid, Iwo Jima, early 1945Eastern side of Mount Suribachi prior to US invasion, Iwo Jima, early 1945
Airfield Number Two burning after American air raid, Iwo Jima, early 1945Eastern side of Mount Suribachi prior to US invasion, Iwo Jima, early 1945
Japanese officers Rear Admiral Minoru Ota, Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushijima, Lieutenant General Isamu Cho, Colonel Hitoshi Kanayama, Colonel Kiuji Hongo, and Colonel Hiromichi Yahara, in numbered order, Okinawa, Japan, early Feb 1945Thirteen SB2C Helldiver dive-bomber from Bombing Squadron VB-3 from USS Yorktown (Essex-class) flying to strike Iwo Jima, 22 Feb 1945.
Japanese officers Rear Admiral Minoru Ota, Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushijima, Lieutenant General Isamu Cho, Colonel Hitoshi Kanayama, Colonel Kiuji Hongo, and Colonel Hiromichi Yahara, in numbered order, Okinawa, Japan, early Feb 1945Thirteen SB2C Helldiver dive-bomber from Bombing Squadron VB-3 from USS Yorktown (Essex-class) flying to strike Iwo Jima, 22 Feb 1945.
B-24J Liberator “Vera L” and other aircraft from the 27th Bomb Squadron drop 55-gallon drums filled with gasoline on Iwo Jima to burn off the plant growth in advance of the landings to come two weeks later, Feb 1 1945.Battleship New York bombarding Iwo Jima, 16 Feb 1945; view looked aft, on the starboard side
B-24J Liberator “Vera L” and other aircraft from the 27th Bomb Squadron drop 55-gallon drums filled with gasoline on Iwo Jima to burn off the plant growth in advance of the landings to come two weeks later, Feb 1 1945.Battleship New York bombarding Iwo Jima, 16 Feb 1945; view looked aft, on the starboard side
As seen from battleship USS Texas, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Twiggs engaging in a pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima’s landing beach White 2 in support of underwater demolition team operations, 17 Feb 1945.Iwo Jima during the pre-invasion bombardment, 17 Feb 1945, looking north with Mount Suribachi in the foreground
As seen from battleship USS Texas, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Twiggs engaging in a pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima’s landing beach White 2 in support of underwater demolition team operations, 17 Feb 1945.Iwo Jima during the pre-invasion bombardment, 17 Feb 1945, looking north with Mount Suribachi in the foreground
Minesweepers worked the waters off Iwo Jima before the invasion, 17-18 Feb 1945; note the anti-aircraft bursts above the island and a burning aircraft close to the ground on the rightNaval gun shells exploded on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 17-19 Feb 1945
Minesweepers worked the waters off Iwo Jima before the invasion, 17-18 Feb 1945; note the anti-aircraft bursts above the island and a burning aircraft close to the ground on the rightNaval gun shells exploded on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 17-19 Feb 1945
Pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo JimaShells exploded ashore during the pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima, 17 Feb 1945
Pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima's west beach as seen from an American vessel, 17 Feb 1945Shells exploded ashore during the pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima, 17 Feb 1945
A column of landing craft support vessels passing by Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, 18 Feb 1945US Coast Guardsmen assisting a wounded Marine into an LCVP after the Marine’s LVT sustained a direct hit while heading to the landing beaches on Iwo Jima, Feb 18, 1945.
A column of landing craft support vessels passing by Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, 18 Feb 1945US Coast Guardsmen assisting a wounded Marine into an LCVP after the Marine’s LVT sustained a direct hit while heading to the landing beaches on Iwo Jima, Feb 18, 1945.
A DUKW headed toward an Iwo Jima landing beach, afternoon of 19 Feb 1945A Fletcher-class destroyer off Iwo Jima, circa 19 Feb 1945
A DUKW headed toward an Iwo Jima landing beach, afternoon of 19 Feb 1945A Fletcher-class destroyer off Iwo Jima, circa 19 Feb 1945
A Fletcher-class destroyer shelling Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945A LCS(L) and three Corsair aircraft bombarded an Iwo Jima Beach as two LVTs moved toward shore, 19 Feb 1945
A Fletcher-class destroyer shelling Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945A LCS(L) and three Corsair aircraft bombarded an Iwo Jima Beach as two LVTs moved toward shore, 19 Feb 1945

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