Photo #: NH 104327-KN (color)
Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Helmeted crewman in a landing craft watches as a Fletcher
class destroyer shells Iwo Jima, probably during the pre-landing
bombardment, circa 19 February 1945. Note explosions and smoke
ashore, and what appear to be shell air bursts over the island.
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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