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Photo #: NH 104276
Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
"Preparing a tasty snack as it was done on Iwo Jima".
Private First Class H.L. Miles and Corporal C.V. Corley cooking
and reading during a lull in the battle.
Photographed by Sergeant R. Scheer, 15 March 1945.
Note M1 ("Garand") rifles, sheath knife, and mess gear.
Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, from the collections
of the Naval Historical Center.
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