Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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F4U Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-222, Guiuan Airfield, Samar, Philippines, 1945. Note the oversized squadron decals on the cowls.	Flag-raising ceremonies at US Marine Headquarters on Iwo Jima, Mar 1945	Four American Marines carried a wounded comrade, Iwo Jima, Mar 1945	Hand of a buried Japanese soldier showing through the remains of a collapsed defensive position, Iwo Jima, Mar 1945

Japanese POW taken at Iwo Jima, Mar 1945	Lieutenant General Holland Smith congratulating Major General Graves B. Erskine, Iwo Jima, Japan, Mar 1945	LST-1041 loaded with Higgins 78-foot PT-Boats (PT-626, PT-627, PT-628, & PT-634) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, Mar 1945. These boats were taken to Puget Sound where they were transferred to the USSR	M1 mortar team on near the Rhine River, Germany, 1945

M26 Pershing heavy tank of US 9th Armored Division, near Vettweiss, Germany, Mar 1945	Major General Edward Almond of the US 92nd Infantry Division inspecting his African-American troops, Italy, circa Mar 1945	March 1945 Nomenclature and Operation guide for the Norden bombsight.	Mark XIII torpedoes on the deck edge elevator of USS Bennington ready for loading onto TBM Avenger torpedo bombers, off Okinawa, March 1945. Note wooden drag rings on the noses and stabilizers fitted to tails.

Navy corpsmen helped a wounded Marine to reach an aid station, Iwo Jima, Feb-Mar 1945. Note crushed Jeep and submerged M4 Sherman tank.	Observers on the front lines relaying enemy positions back to their artillery crew, Iwo Jima, Feb-Mar 1945	Overhead view of plane handlers spotting an SB2C Helldiver aboard USS Bennington, early 1945. This view offers a good look at the large surface area of the Helldiver’s tail plane.	Pfc Angelo B. Reina of the 391st Infantry Regiment guarded his post, Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii, Mar 1945

Photo of Essex-class carrier USS Randolph taken from the back seat of an SB2C Helldiver that had just launched, Feb or Mar 1945, Pacific	Plane handlers pushing an F6F-5N Hellcat night fighter of Fighting Squadron VF-82 off an elevator and onto the Hangar Deck of USS Bennington, early 1945	Private First Class John J. Helus (with BAR) and Corporal John A. Hicks (with M1), Iwo Jima, Japan, circa Feb-Mar 1945	SS Davidson Victory under construction, Kaiser Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation yard, Portland, Oregon, United States, Mar 1945