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80-G-305054: Battle for Iwo Jima, February 19, 1945

80-G-305054: Battle for Iwo Jima, February 19, 1945. Rapid discharge of rockets aboard LCI-R 708 of Task Group 51.15.3 off Iwo Jima, D-Day, illustrates how discharge of 72 rockets is made within five seconds, giving LCI fire power of a 45,000 ton warship. Note the rockets to the left. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/09/06).
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Caption: Battle for Iwo Jima, February 19, 1945. Rapid discharge of rockets aboard LCI-R 708 of Task Group 51.15.3 off Iwo Jima, D-Day, illustrates how discharge of 72 rockets is made within five seconds, giving LCI fire power of a 45,000 ton warship. Note the rockets to the left. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/09/06).
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