Skip to main content

Naval History and Heritage Command

NH 104285 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

Photo #: NH 104285 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Download Image:
Low (PNG, 319x319px, 61KB)
Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 178KB)
High (TIFF, 6244x4956px, 30MB)
Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: In the shadow of a captured Jap blockhouse on second airfield, Iwo Jima, Marines inch forward under heavy enemy fire. They are: (left to right), Private First Class John J. Helus ..., and Corporal John A. Hicks ... (quoted from the original 1945 vintage caption). Taken by Sergeant Bob Cooke, the photograph shows one Marine aiming his M1 Rifle while the other stands ready with a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). The original photograph came from Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's World War II history project working files. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 104285
Related Content
Topic
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name