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80-G-307186: Battle for Iwo Jima, February 27, 1945

80-G-307186: Battle for Iwo Jima, February 27, 1945. Iwo Jima covered with bomb craters from incessant attack by carrier based planes.  Note smoke rising and aerial field in background.  Photographed by plane from USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82).   U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.  (2016/09/06).
Caption: Battle for Iwo Jima, February 27, 1945. Iwo Jima covered with bomb craters from incessant attack by carrier based planes. Note smoke rising and aerial field in background. Photographed by plane from USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82). U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/09/06).
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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