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Caption | As seen from battleship USS Texas, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Twiggs engaging in a pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima’s landing beach White 2 in support of underwater demolition team operations, about 1600 hours on 17 Feb 1945. ww2dbase | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Iwo Jima, Japan | ||||||||
Date | 17 Feb 1945 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-309163 | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 17 Feb 1945 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
Photo Size | 5,645 x 4,441 pixels |
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