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
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Coast Guard
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Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 28 Feb 2014

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