Smoke rises in the distance from a Japanese aerial bombardment on Iwo Jima in February 1945
Gift of Julian Dean, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
Description:
LST-760 [Landing Ship, Tank] with pontoon bridge attached to boat's side, seen from the aft of the ship, at sea with LST-716 and an LVT [Landing Vehicle Tracked]/amphibious tank in foreground; explosion on beach. Official caption:'"Jap [Japanese] plane scores direct hit on Marine ammunition dump. Coast Guard Photo 215-6." 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:
Landing craft--American--Iwo Jima
Bombardment--Iwo Jima