Photo #: NH 58018
Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal confers with operation
leaders on board ship (probably USS Eldorado, AGC-11)
on 22 February 1945, a few days after the Iwo Jima D-Day.
Present are, from left to right:
Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner, USN;
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal;
Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith, USMC; and
Rear Admiral Harry W. Hill, USN.
Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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