
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 ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||||
Identification Code | NH 104144 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 17 Feb 1945 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Iwo Jima, Japan | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Added Date | 5 Jan 2007 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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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