Photo #: NH 104323-KN (color)
Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Landing Craft, Support (Large) [LCS(L)] off Iwo Jima's eastern
shore during the initial landings, 19 February 1945. USS LCS(L)-34
is partially visible on the extreme right.
Note the large puff of white smoke over Mount Suribachi (left
center), two airplanes in the upper center, and the dense smoke
on and inland from the landing beaches.
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.
Online Image: 51KB; 740 x 520 pixels
Note: The purple spot and other blemishes on the right
side of the image are flaws in the original transparency. |
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