
Caption | Explosion of a white phospherus shell or bomb near shore on Iwo Jima, circa Feb 1945 ww2dbase | |||||||||
Photographer | Howard Whalen | |||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||||||
Identification Code | NH 104361-KN | |||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 20 Feb 1945 | |||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Iwo Jima, Japan | |||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||
Added Date | 14 Feb 2007 | |||||||||
This photograph has been scaled down; full resolution photograph is available here (740 by 513 pixels). | ||||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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27 Mar 2010 09:06:22 PM
pretty sweet.