Dead Japanese in a foxhole on Iwo Jima in February 1945
Gift of Julian Dean, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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Sand covered Japanese bodies in foxhole in foreground; view to Iwo Jima harbor and dozens of US landing craft behind. Official caption:'"Dead Japs [Japanese] lie where they fell defending the beach. Coast Guard Photo 215-10." Iwo Jima. February 1945
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Items from the service of Julian W. Moody, a photographer with the 273rd Field Artillery Bn in Europe.
Geography:
IÅ-jima
Latitude:
24.783
Longitude:
141.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Dead persons--Iwo Jima
Soldiers--Japanese--Iwo Jima
Amphibious operations--Iwo Jima