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NH 104361-KN Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

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Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945 Explosion (apparently white phosphorus shells or bombs) near shore on Iwo Jima, during the operation to seize the island in February 1945. 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 104361-KN
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