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Caption | A 37mm gun on Iwo Jima beach with Mount Suribachi in background, 20 Feb 1945; note the TBM Avenger flying overhead ww2dbase | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Iwo Jima, Japan | ||||||||
Date | 20 Feb 1945 | ||||||||
Photographer | Jack Campbell | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||||||
Identification Code | NH 104273 | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 20 Feb 1945 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Photo Size | 740 x 571 pixels |
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