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80-G-304843: Battle for Iwo Jima, February 19, 1945

80-G-304843: Battle for Iwo Jima, February 19, 1945. A wave of Fourth Division Marines beginning an attack from the beach at Iwo Jima. Another assault boat loaded with veterans is landed on the beach by an invasion craft. Photograph released February 19, 1945. U.S. Navy Photograph now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/01/19). Also as: USMC 110109: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945. Fourth Division Marines begin an attack from the beach on Iwo Jima, as another boatload of men is disgorged onto the beach by an LCVP, 19 February 1945. Note the amphibious tractor (LVT) burning in the right center, and men taking cover ashore. Photographed by T/Sgt. Neil Gillespie, USMCR. At NHHC.
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Caption: Battle for Iwo Jima, February 19, 1945. A wave of Fourth Division Marines beginning an attack from the beach at Iwo Jima. Another assault boat loaded with veterans is landed on the beach by an invasion craft. Photograph released February 19, 1945. U.S. Navy Photograph now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/01/19). Also as: USMC 110109: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945. Fourth Division Marines begin an attack from the beach on Iwo Jima, as another boatload of men is disgorged onto the beach by an LCVP, 19 February 1945. Note the amphibious tractor (LVT) burning in the right center, and men taking cover ashore. Photographed by T/Sgt. Neil Gillespie, USMCR. At NHHC.
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