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NH 104347-KN Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

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Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: USS LST-731 beached on Iwo Jima, shortly after the 19 February 1945 landings. Location appears to be Beach Blue Two, at the northern end of the island's eastern landing beaches. Note the ship's pattern camouflage, in green tones. 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 104347-KN
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