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NH 104318-KN Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

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Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945 U.S. Marine amphibious tractor (LVT) off Iwo Jima, February 1945. Landing craft from USS Sanborn (APA-193) are in the background. Note marking 5B and nickname Moon Glow on this LVT. Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 104318-KN
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