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80-G-303843 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

Photo #: 80-G-303843 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
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Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: Minesweeper (YMS type) going inshore off Mount Suribachi to clear invasion boat lanes, during the pre-invasion bombardment, circa 17-18 February 1945. Note the shell bursting in the air, in the center of the view. Photographed from USS Nevada (BB-36). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-303843
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