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NH 104346-KN Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

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Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: A battleship (probably USS Tennessee, BB-43) shelling Iwo Jima during the initial landings, 19 February 1945. Amphibious tractors (LVT) are passing in the foreground, headed for the landing beaches. Mount Suribachi is in the center, beyond the battleship, with smoke rising from shell hits. 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 104346-KN
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