Photo #: NH 104358-KN (color)
Iwo Jima Operation, 1945
A battleship (probably USS Tennessee, BB-43), in the center
of the view, and other U.S. Navy warships firing on Iwo Jima,
probably prior to the initial landings, circa 19 February
1945.
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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