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NH 104359-KN Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

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Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: Scene on an Iwo Jima landing beach, shortly after the 19 February 1945 invasion. Note the .30 caliber machine gun on the boat from which the photo was taken, stern of a partially sunken LCVP from USS Hinsdale (APA-120) just offshore in the right center, men working in the beach area, tanks and amphibious tractors operating inland, and smoke rising in the distance. 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 104359-KN
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