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NH 104365-KN Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

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Title: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Description: Ships off Iwo Jima, probably early in the morning of 19 February 1945. The camouflaged light cruiser in the left center is USS Vincennes (CL-64). Two Fletcher class destroyers are in the right center. Note smoke rising from Iwo Jima, 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 104365-KN
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