Wreckage on Iwo Jima beach, Japan, Feb 1945

Caption     Wreckage on Iwo Jima beach, Japan, Feb 1945 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps Ralph J. Vaccaro Collection
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Battle of Iwo Jima   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 1,339 x 1,054 pixels
Photos at Same Place Iwo Jima, Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. USNbubblehead says:
28 May 2015 10:29:28 AM

This photo was most likely taken at the edge of Motoyama 1 (the first airfield) rather than at the beach.

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