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Photo #: 80-G-312260

Iwo Jima Operation, 1945


Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal and operation leaders watch invasion activities from on board USS Eldorado (AGC-11), 20 February 1945.
Those present are, from left to right:
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal;
Lieutenant General Hollamd M. Smith, USMC, Commander Expeditionary Troops;
Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner, USN (largely hidden behind Smith), Commander Joint Expeditionary Force; and
Rear Admiral Harry W. Hill, USN, Commander Attack Force.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

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29 December 2006