Howard W. Whalen's Iwo Jima Color Photographs

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Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen served with the United States Naval Reserves aboard USS Sanborn (APA-193) at the Battle of Iwo Jima. His color 35mm Kodachrome slides captured the war time service of Sanborn, and most notably, the Battle of Iwo Jima. The gallery on this page contains the photographs taken by Whalen. They were donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen to the United States Navy Naval Historical center in 1997.

For more about Whalen, please see his biography entry right here at the WW2DB.com.

Last Major Update: Mar 2007

Photographs

A C1 type Cargo Ship (AK), circa late 1944 or 1945A C2 type Attack Cargo Ship (AKA), circa late 1944 or 1945American transport USS Barrow making smoke screen during a rehearsal landing for Iwo Jima invasion, late 1944 or early 1945APA Barrow off an unidentified Pacific island, late 1944 or early 1945, probably during landing rehearsals for Iwo Jima
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Diagram of Iwo Jima invasion beaches with lines of approach used by boats from APA Sanborn drawn by Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen after WW2



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1. A.v.d.Bilt says:
4 Oct 2007 12:25:59 AM

Yoy have good photos of ships
do you have liberty ships photos

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A C1 type Cargo Ship (AK), circa late 1944 or 1945
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