Photo #: NH 104142
Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
"Assault on Iwo Jima." "Shells explode ashore
during the bombardment of Iwo Jima on D-Day-minus-two, February
17, 1945, as a small Navy patrol craft daringly cruises by Jap
emplacements on Mount Suribachi." Quoted from the original
caption, filed with this photograph on 25 April 1945.
The view looks east toward Mount Suribachi's west side. Two explosions
are visible at Suribachi's base.
Probably taken during pre-invasion minesweeping activities, as
the ship in the right foreground appears to be a YMS.
The original print came from Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's
World War II history project working files. It was provided to
Morison by E.J. Long.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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