Photo #: NH 104208
Iwo Jima Operation 1945
Iwo Jima landing beach, cluttered with abandoned vehicles and
other debris, circa late February 1945.
USS LSM-92 is unloading at left, with Mount Suribachi
in the distance. Landing craft in the extreme left foreground
is from USS Belle Grove (LSD-2). Note the mired Jeep in
the left center and 37mm field gun in right center.
The original print came from Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's
World War II history project working files. It was provided to
Morison by Admiral William H.P. Blandy, USN.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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