Photos Taken in Japan | World War II Database

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Damaged and abandoned LVTs sink into the sand as beach activity continues on Iwo Jima, Feb 1945.	Damaged LVT(A)-4 on the beach of Iwo Jima, Feb-Mar 1945

Destroyed equipment on the beach of Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945. Note the overturned DUKW and two wrecked LCVPs.	Flag-raising ceremonies at US Marine Headquarters on Iwo Jima, Mar 1945

Four American Marines carried a wounded comrade, Iwo Jima, Mar 1945	Hand of a buried Japanese soldier showing through the remains of a collapsed defensive position, Iwo Jima, Mar 1945

Japanese POW taken at Iwo Jima, Mar 1945	Lieutenant General Holland Smith congratulating Major General Graves B. Erskine, Iwo Jima, Japan, Mar 1945

Lieutenant R. A. Tilgham studying a map with his Marines, western Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945	Marines recovering parachute packs with mail and mortar shells, Iwo Jima, Mar 1945. Note Mt Suribachi.

Members of the US Marine Corps Dog platoon moving up to the front lines of Iwo Jima, Japan, circa Feb-Mar 1945	Navy corpsmen helped a wounded Marine to reach an aid station, Iwo Jima, Feb-Mar 1945. Note crushed Jeep and submerged M4 Sherman tank.

Observers on the front lines relaying enemy positions back to their artillery crew, Iwo Jima, Feb-Mar 1945	Overhead view of the landing beaches on Iwo Jima, covered with freshly landed supplies, Mar 1945

PFC Karl, a Marine Devil Dog Doberman Pinscher of the 6th War Dog Platoon, at a Japanese cave entrance. If the cave has an enemy, the dog is trained to give an alert signal. Iwo Jima, Mar 1945.	Private First Class John J. Helus (with BAR) and Corporal John A. Hicks (with M1), Iwo Jima, Japan, circa Feb-Mar 1945

Regimental Chaplain John Craven of US 14th Marine Regiment performing a Christian baptism for a soldier of US 476th Amphibious Truck Company at Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945	Ships making smoke screen off Iwo Jima per original caption, but appearance of battleship Colorado or Maryland in a photo of this set indicate it might have been Okinawa; circa 1945, photo 1 of 2

Ships making smoke screen off Iwo Jima per original caption, but appearance of battleship Colorado or Maryland in a photo of this set indicate it might have been Okinawa; circa 1945, photo 2 of 2	TBM-3 Avenger of Marine Torpedo Squadron 242 at Motoyama #2 airstrip, Iwo Jima preparing for Anti-Submarine Patrol, Feb-Mar 1945