Photo #: NH 104346-KN (color)
Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
A battleship (probably USS Tennessee, BB-43) shelling
Iwo Jima during the initial landings, 19 February 1945. Amphibious
tractors (LVT) are passing in the foreground, headed for the
landing beaches. Mount Suribachi is in the center, beyond the
battleship, with smoke rising from shell hits.
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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