US Marines transporting Japanese POWs off the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Japanese prisoners of war being transported by United States Marines in an American landing craft. Official caption on front: "Bringing first Jap prisoners to invasion transport. Coast Guard Photo 215-12." Iwo Jima, Japan. 1945
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1945-02-
1945-03-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Iō-jima
Latitude:
24.783
Longitude:
141.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--American--Iwo Jima
Prisoners of war--Japanese--Iwo Jima
Landing craft--American--Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan