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 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     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 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Iwo Jima, Japan
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 104144
 
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Photos on Same Day 17 Feb 1945
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 740 x 605 pixels



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1. Bart E Hall says:
18 Feb 2021 08:49:45 AM

My father Richard hall em 2nd class was on yms 321 who was in the invasion out of the five invasions he was in iwo was the one that later in life gave him nightmares

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Lat/Long 24.7468, 141.3202
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