Photo #: NH 104317-KN (color)
Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Amphibious tractors (LVT) head for landing beaches on Iwo Jima,
circa 19 February 1945. Note explosions, with much smoke and
dust, ashore. Mount Suribachi is at left.
Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant
Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn
(APA-193).
Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated
by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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