Photo #: NH 104219
Bombardment of Iwo Jima, January 1945
"Coordinated Attack rips Iwo Jima -- Surface units of the
Pacific Fleet, aircraft of the Strategic Air Force, Pacific Ocean
Areas, and B-29's of the XXI Bomber Command attacked Iwo Jima
in a coordinated action on January 23 (west longitude date).
Our surface units inflicted severe damage on island installations.
The above photos show ships of the attacking unit pouring their
shells into the Japanese stronghold where fires were visible
15 to 20 miles away. ... Photo # 2: This picture was snapped
as a battleship (right) let go a big one to add to the Japs'
beating. A Navy Liberator, overhead, frames the picture."
Quoted from the original photo caption, released by Commander-in-Chief,
Pacific on 27 January 1945.
Photographed from a PB4Y aircraft. USS Indiana (BB-58)
is at right, followed by a heavy cruiser of Cruiser Division
5.
Collection of James Edwin Bailey. Donated by his wife, Helen
McShane Bailey, 2006.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
Online Image: 53KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
Note: The original print's emulsion has been
cracked (at right). |