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NH 104360-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 debris and supplies in the beach area, two amphibious tractors (LVT) on the beach and another broached in the surf, and the mobile crane and other vehicles further inland. 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 104360-KN
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