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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 rightNaval gun shells exploded on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 17-19 Feb 1945Pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo JimaShells exploded ashore during the pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima, 17 Feb 1945
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 rightNaval gun shells exploded on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 17-19 Feb 1945Pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima's west beach as seen from an American vessel, 17 Feb 1945Shells exploded ashore during the pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima, 17 Feb 1945
A column of landing craft support vessels passing by Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, 18 Feb 1945US Coast Guardsmen assisting a wounded Marine into an LCVP after the Marine’s LVT sustained a direct hit while heading to the landing beaches on Iwo Jima, Feb 18, 1945.A DUKW headed toward an Iwo Jima landing beach, afternoon of 19 Feb 1945A Fletcher-class destroyer off Iwo Jima, circa 19 Feb 1945
A column of landing craft support vessels passing by Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, 18 Feb 1945US Coast Guardsmen assisting a wounded Marine into an LCVP after the Marine’s LVT sustained a direct hit while heading to the landing beaches on Iwo Jima, Feb 18, 1945.A DUKW headed toward an Iwo Jima landing beach, afternoon of 19 Feb 1945A Fletcher-class destroyer off Iwo Jima, circa 19 Feb 1945
A Fletcher-class destroyer shelling Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945A LCS(L) and three Corsair aircraft bombarded an Iwo Jima Beach as two LVTs moved toward shore, 19 Feb 1945A LCS(L) fired from close to Iwo Jima shore, 19 Feb 1945A LCS(L) off the eastern Iwo Jima landing beaches, 19 Feb 1945
A Fletcher-class destroyer shelling Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945A LCS(L) and three Corsair aircraft bombarded an Iwo Jima Beach as two LVTs moved toward shore, 19 Feb 1945A LCS(L) fired from close to Iwo Jima shore, 19 Feb 1945A LCS(L) off the eastern Iwo Jima landing beaches, 19 Feb 1945
A LCS(L) operating off Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945, photo 1 of 2A LCS(L) operating off Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945, photo 2 of 2A LCVP, several M4 A LVT passed APA Sanborn during the pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945
A LCS(L) operating off Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945, photo 1 of 2A LCS(L) operating off Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945, photo 2 of 2A LCVP, several M4 'Sherman' tanks, and men on an Iwo Jima beach, 19 Feb 1945A LVT passed APA Sanborn during the pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945
A reserve wave of US 4th Marines Division waited on the beach, Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945A US Navy Medical Corpsman dressed a wounded Marine while others ducked nearby for cover, Iwo Jima, Japan, 19 Feb 1945A white phosphorus round exploded on Iwo Jima beach, 19 Feb 1945Aerial photo of the Iwo Jima invasion beach, 19 Feb 1945; note landing craft approaching the beach and the wing of a SB2C-4 Helldiver aircraft from carrier Hancock
A reserve wave of US 4th Marines Division waited on the beach, Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945A US Navy Medical Corpsman dressed a wounded Marine while others ducked nearby for cover, Iwo Jima, Japan, 19 Feb 1945A white phosphorus round exploded on Iwo Jima beach, 19 Feb 1945Aerial photo of the Iwo Jima invasion beach, 19 Feb 1945; note landing craft approaching the beach and the wing of a SB2C-4 Helldiver aircraft from carrier Hancock

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