Photo #: NH 104338-KN (color)
Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Large explosion at the northern base of Mount Suribachi, probably
during the pre-landing bombardment, circa 19 February 1945.
Note the smoke and dust shrouding 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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