Photo #: NH 104349-KN (color)
Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
Smoke rising from Iwo Jima, probably during the pre-landing
bombardment, circa 19 February 1945.
Location appears to be in the middle of the island, about at
landing beach "Blue 2", where the terrain changes from
relatively smooth to rocky and rugged.
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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