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USS Saint Paul at Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 16 Feb 1945	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, about 1600 hours on 17 Feb 1945.

Aviation Metalsmith J. J. Lombardo showing WAVES personnel how to tie down cargo, Naval Air Transport Service School, Naval Air Station, Oakland, California, United States, 17 Feb 1945	Carrier pilots received instructions on their strike mission against Tokyo aboard an unnamed carrier, 17 Feb 1945

F4U-1D Corsair with Marine Squadron 216 aboard USS Wasp (Essex-class) being moved onto the deck-edge elevator on its way to the hangar deck following a strike against targets in and around Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 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 right	Naval gun shells exploded on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 17-19 Feb 1945

Pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima's west beach as seen from an American vessel, 17 Feb 1945	Shells 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 1945	AMM 3rd Class L. H. McDowell at the drums during an orchestra performance aboard USS Anzio, 18 Feb 1945

Commodore Burke was highlined from destroyer Callaghan to carrier Lexington, off Iwo Jima, 18 Feb 1945	TBM-3 Avenger of VT-82 flying from the carrier Bennington struggles to remain airborne after receiving heavy damage in a mid-air collision with another Avenger over Chi Chi Jima, 18 Feb 1945.

US 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 1945

A Fletcher-class destroyer off Iwo Jima, circa 19 Feb 1945	A Fletcher-class destroyer shelling Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945

A LCS(L) and three Corsair aircraft bombarded an Iwo Jima Beach as two LVTs moved toward shore, 19 Feb 1945	A LCS(L) fired from close to Iwo Jima shore, 19 Feb 1945