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Explosions and yellow signal smoke just offshore and on Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945, photo 2 of 2Explosions at the beach edge, with smoke rising from other hits just inland on Iwo Jima, probably during the pre-landing bombardment, 19 Feb 1945Explosions just off the beach on Iwo Jima during the pre-invasion bombardment, 19 Feb 1945Explosions near shore, Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945
Explosions and yellow signal smoke just offshore and on Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945, photo 2 of 2Explosions at the beach edge, with smoke rising from other hits just inland on Iwo Jima, probably during the pre-landing bombardment, 19 Feb 1945Explosions just off the beach on Iwo Jima during the pre-invasion bombardment, 19 Feb 1945Explosions near shore, Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945
Explosions near the Iwo Jima shore, probably during the pre-landing bombardment, circa 19 Feb 1945Explosions on an Iwo Jima beach, with smoke from other blasts drifting down wind, probably during the pre-landing bombardment, 19 Feb 1945Fifth Division Marines moving inland off the beach, after coming ashore on Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945; note Mount Suribachi in backgroundHelmeted crewman in a landing craft watched as a Fletcher-class destroyer shelled Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945
Explosions near the Iwo Jima shore, probably during the pre-landing bombardment, circa 19 Feb 1945Explosions on an Iwo Jima beach, with smoke from other blasts drifting down wind, probably during the pre-landing bombardment, 19 Feb 1945Fifth Division Marines moving inland off the beach, after coming ashore on Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945; note Mount Suribachi in backgroundHelmeted crewman in a landing craft watched as a Fletcher-class destroyer shelled Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945
Iwo Jima under bombardment, as seen from USS Sanborn, 19 Feb 1945Killed US Marines on the beaches of Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb 1945Landing craft forming up boat waves in preparation for the initial landings on Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945Landing craft underway off Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima under bombardment, as seen from USS Sanborn, 19 Feb 1945Killed US Marines on the beaches of Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb 1945Landing craft forming up boat waves in preparation for the initial landings on Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945Landing craft underway off Iwo Jima's eastern shore during the initial day of landings, 19 Feb 1945
Large explosion at the northern base of Mount Suribachi, probably during the pre-landing bombardment of Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945LCMs and LVTs off Blue Beach, Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945LCS(L) off Iwo JimaLCS(L), in right center, bombarding the shore, probably during the pre-landing bombardment of Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945
Large explosion at the northern base of Mount Suribachi, probably during the pre-landing bombardment of Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945LCMs and LVTs off Blue Beach, Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945LCS(L) off Iwo Jima's eastern shore during the initial landings, 19 Feb 1945LCS(L), in right center, bombarding the shore, probably during the pre-landing bombardment of Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945
LCS(L)-31 or LCS(L)-36 and a LCVP operating off Iwo Jima beach, 19 Feb 1945Light cruiser Vincennes and two Fletcher-class destroyers off Iwo Jima in the morning of 19 Feb 1945LSMs off Iwo JimaLVT landers carried US Marines past battleship Tennessee toward Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945
LCS(L)-31 or LCS(L)-36 and a LCVP operating off Iwo Jima beach, 19 Feb 1945Light cruiser Vincennes and two Fletcher-class destroyers off Iwo Jima in the morning of 19 Feb 1945LSMs off Iwo Jima's eastern beaches, 19 Feb 1945; note the one on left was hit and was afire and M4 Sherman tanks on the beachLVT landers carried US Marines past battleship Tennessee toward Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945

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