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NH 104289 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

Photo #: NH 104289 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
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Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: Marine throws a grenade at enemy sheltered in a northern Iwo Jima cave, February-March 1945. The Marine in the foreground is holding a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), while the man throwing the grenade has an M1 Carbine. 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 104289
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