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NH 104294 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

Photo #: NH 104294 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
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Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: Two Marines - 'Dutch', a Doberman Pinscher Marine War Dog stands guard as his partner, Pvt. Reg Hester ..., of the Fifth Marine Division, grabs a little sleep in a volcanic ash foxhole on Iwo Jima. Teams like this eliminated many Jap snipers who played dead inside of blasted pillboxes. (quoted from the original photo caption released on 27 February 1945). Note pack and M1 Carbine on the foxhole lip. The original photograph came from Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's World War II history project working files. It was provided to Morison by E.J. Long. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 104294
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