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

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Caption     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 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Iwo Jima, Japan
Date  Mar 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps John H. Craven Collection
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 2,061 x 1,548 pixels



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