An LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) loaded with troops shoves off from the troop transport and heads toward the shore at Iwo Jima, Mar 6, 1945.

Caption     An LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) loaded with troops shoves off from the troop transport and heads toward the shore at Iwo Jima, Mar 6, 1945. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Coast Guard
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Photo Size 961 x 1,200 pixels
Photos on Same Day 6 Mar 1945
Photos at Same Place Iwo Jima, Japan
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. John, RMN3 says:
5 Apr 2023 02:50:05 PM

The 'M' boat was incredible. Almost unsinkable. Workhorse of the fleet when not lined up in a landing wave. Each wave of six had one Radioman.

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