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-USS Hornet (CV-8), USS New Orleans (CA-32), USS Atlanta (CL-51) and USS Phelps (DD-360) at sea on 6 June 1942 (80-G-7750)

-USS Hornet (CV-8), USS New Orleans (CA-32), USS Atlanta (CL-51) and U...

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), the light anti-aircraft cruiser USS Atlanta (CL-51), left, and the heavy cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32), center, and the destroyer USS Phelps (DD-360), right, ... More

WWII - 111-SC-152573-A (29344857295)

WWII - 111-SC-152573-A (29344857295)

111-SC-152573-A: President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s visit to Casablanca. The President reviews American forces in French Morocco, January 17, 1943. U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph. (2016/08/30).

Battle for Leyte, 1944, WWII - 111-SC-278010 (28417089080)

Battle for Leyte, 1944, WWII - 111-SC-278010 (28417089080)

111-SC-278010: Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, October 25, 1944. American survivors of the battle are rescued by a U.S. Navy ship on October 26, 1944. Some 1,200 survivors of Gambier Bay (CV 73), U... More

125 future WACS take oath on United States Capitol steps, 1943 (36865945893)

125 future WACS take oath on United States Capitol steps, 1943 (368659...

Lot-9709-5: Washington, D.C. WACS Take Oath on Capitol Steps. Future WACS, 125 of them, take the oath on the Capitol steps as given by Major H.B. Rumsey. The group represents part of the District’s quote of... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1541-136036 (26800849195)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1541-136036 (26800849195)

127-GW-1541-136036: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Sasebo, Japan, September 23, 1945. Marine Lieutenant Joseph H. Ochsie, Jr., Tommy Gun in hand, leads an advance party of military police of the ... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1541-136771 (26196018434)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1541-136771 (26196018434)

127-GW-1541-136771: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Sasebo, Japan, September 25, 1945. Two Marines of the Second Battalion, 27th Marines, view the ruins of the city of Sasebo while standing guard ... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1541-137410 (26800848835)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1541-137410 (26800848835)

127-GW-1541-137410: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Sasebo, Japan, September 23, 1945. Private Jack Ozell, a member of Easy Company, Second Battalion, 27th Marines, a unit of the 5th Marine Divisi... More

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1541-139697 (26196017284)

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1541-139697 (261960...

127-GW-1541-139697: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Kagoshima, Kyushu, December 1945. Checking the guard requirements for the afternoon Tokyo repatriation train with Japanese interpreter, America... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1541-147055 (26800848125)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1541-147055 (26800848125)

127-GW-1541-147055: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Mother Margertte poses with her singing class in her school at Kumamoto. Photographed by Rogers, November 4, 1945, at Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan. ... More

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1545-140543 (26196016784)

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1545-140543 (261960...

127-GW-1545-140543: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. A U.S. Marine tacks up a sign showing the distance in mileage from Sasebo to Brooklyn on an already well-filled building. Photographed by C.O. J... More

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1548-133729 (26528909860)

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1548-133729 (265289...

127-GW-1548-133729: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. USS Stack (DD 406). Surrender of Truce Planes Outlined. Military installations of the Japanese are pointed out by a member of the surrender de... More

Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134646 (26528909230)

Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134646 (265...

127-GW-1548-134646: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Kurishama, September 2, 1945. Formal surrender of the Kurishama torpedo school and entry of Uraga village to Lieutenant Patterson, Commanding Of... More

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134690 (26528908360)

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134690 (265289...

127-GW-1548-134690: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Futtusaki Peninsula, Japan, August 30, 1945. First Japanese Surrender, Purple Beach, 500 yards inland. Photographed by Ragus. U.S. Marine Corp... More

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134739 (26528908020)

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134739 (265289...

127-GW-1548-134739: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Futtusaki Peninsula, Japan, August 30, 1945. Japanese officers issue orders to enlisted rank of their surrender. Photographed by Yakimovich. ... More

Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945 - 127-GW-1549-134503 (26528907600)

Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945 - 127-GW-1549-134503 (265...

127-GW-1549-134503: Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945. Marine Honor Guard at the formal surrender to Allied powers onboard USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Harbor, Japan. The Leathernecks are shown... More

Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945 - 127-GW-1549-134514 (26528907320)

Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945 - 127-GW-1549-134514 (265...

127-GW-1549-134514: Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945. Special Marine Honor Guard aboard USS Missouri (BB 63) at the formal surrender at Tokyo Harbor, Japan. Photographed by Connolly. U.S. Mari... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-138094 (30478849191)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-138094 (30478849191)

127-GW-1615-138094: Occupation of Japan, 1945. American flag is raised above Kurume, Kyushu, Japan. Photographed by Wheeler, October 29, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in t... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-140098 (30478848701)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-140098 (30478848701)

127-GW-1615-140098: Occupation of Japan, 1945. The American flag is raised over Tsushima, Japan. Photographed September 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-145746 (30478848511)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-145746 (30478848511)

127-GW-1615-145746: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Flag raising at Fukue, Japan, Hotel, used for Command Post for 1st Battalion, 27th Marines. Photographed by Cavanaugh, November 13, 1945. Officia... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-146815 (30478848321)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-146815 (30478848321)

127-GW-1615-146815: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Stars and Stripes are raised over Isahaya, Kyushu, as the 8th Regiment occupies that school and adjoining military station. Photographed by Rogers, Septemb... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-148710 (30478848121)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-148710 (30478848121)

127-GW-1615-148710: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Flag raising at the Naval Barracks at Sasebo, Japan. Photographed by E.J. Wishin, September 28, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1622-145395 (29933145893)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1622-145395 (29933145893)

127-GW-1622-145395: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Engineer Work. Japanese use a drill to make holes for dynamite to blast rock loose. The drill is powered by a Marine compressor, and the actual blasting is do... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134661 (30478847551)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134661 (30478847551)

127-GW-1627-134661: Occupation of Japan, 1945. The inside of a cave showing a Japanese working party hauling rifles out to our trucks on the Kurishama base. Photographed at Yokosuka, Japan, by Ragus, Se... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134955 (30267672380)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134955 (30267672380)

127-GW-1627-134955: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Surprise find to Marines of Marine Air Group 31, who flew up from Okinawa to occupy Yokosuka Naval Air Base 30 miles from Tokyo was this wrecked Grumman “Hellcat”... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134956 (30267672180)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134956 (30267672180)

127-GW-1627-134956: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Surprise find to Marines of Marine Air Group 31, who flew up from Okinawa to occupy Yokosuka Naval Air Base 30 miles from Tokyo was this wrecked Grumman “Hellcat”... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-135889 (30267671730)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-135889 (30267671730)

127-GW-1627-135889: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Marine Private First Class Lisle E. Mell, Jr. inspects an Army P-51 Mustang in a hangar at the former Japanese Navy Air Base at Omura in Kyushu. The battered ... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-135960 (30267671430)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-135960 (30267671430)

127-GW-1627-135960: Occupation of Japan, 1945. American Mitchell Bomber wreckage of shot down plane. Note, flak holes heavy. Photographed at Sasebo, Japan, by Stotz, September 23, 1945. Official ... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-138473 (30267671090)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-138473 (30267671090)

127-GW-1627-138473: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Guns that defended Japan, not successfully, are inspected by Marine Correspondent Sergeant Paul G. Sturges attached to the 5th Marine Division in Sasebo. These g... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-138474 (30267670510)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-138474 (30267670510)

127-GW-1627-138474: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Guns that defended Japan, not successfully, are inspected by Marine Correspondent, Sergeant Paul G. Sturges attached to the 5th Marine Division in Sasebo. Th... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1627-147564 (29933126223)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1627-147564 (29933126223)

127-GW-1627-147564: Occupation of Japan, 1945. 6 Type 96, 25mm HMA, AA guns 3 barrel at Kikuchi Airfield, Kumamto. Photographed at Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan, by Rogers, October 22, 1945 Official U.S. Marin... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-147616 (30530462296)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-147616 (30530462296)

127-GW-1627-147616: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Gun position #15 on IO Shima, showing comparative size of 28cm howitzer to man. Photographed by Wilbert, November 5, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1627-147622 (30530461886)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1627-147622 (30530461886)

127-GW-1627-147622: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Flares, showing size. Photographed at Nagasaki, Japan, by Cohn, November 7, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the Na... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1627-147676 (30530461576)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1627-147676 (30530461576)

127-GW-1627-147676: Occupation of Japan, 1945. 15cm coast artillery gun, one of seven of same type along coast covering the Shubishu Bay area, with portable mount. Photographed at Nagasaki, by Sullivan, N... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-148198 (30267669430)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-148198 (30267669430)

127-GW-1627-148198: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Japanese Navy Field Sword, Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan. Photographed by TSgt Stotz, October 13, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collecti... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-148199 (30267671270)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-148199 (30267671270)

127-GW-1627-148199: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Japanese Navy Field Sword, Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan. Photographed by TSgt Stotz, October 13, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collecti... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-148224 (30267668900)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-148224 (30267668900)

127-GW-1627-148224: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Captured Japanese torpedoes. Photographed at Sasebo, Japan, by Starnes, October 8, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections ... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-148361 (30267668610)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-148361 (30267668610)

127-GW-1627-148361: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Marine with Stinger machine gun. Photographed at Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan, by Corporal Edward J. Wishin, October 24, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-149558 (30267668310)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-149558 (30267668310)

127-GW-1627-149558: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Area where American B-25 crashed on August 6, 1945. From original caption, “American fliers were unidentified and buried at Toyosaki, Kamino Shima.” Photog... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-136174 (30267667780)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-136174 (30267667780)

127-GW-1643-136174: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Mitsubishi Steel and Arms Works as hit by the Atomic Bomb. Photographed by Goldberg at Nagasaki, Japan, September 24, 1945. Official U.S. Marine... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-137016 (30267667470)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-137016 (30267667470)

127-GW-1643-137016: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Battered religious figures stand watch on a hill above a tattered valley. Photographed by September 24, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photogra... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-137423 (30267666840)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-137423 (30267666840)

127-GW-1643-137423: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Utter Desolation – In this valley were hundreds and hundreds of homes, set close together, until the atomic bomb exploded on Nagasaki. Note the structures ... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-137424 (30478843261)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-137424 (30478843261)

127-GW-1643-137424: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Two lonely, upright sentinels in the ocean of rubble, where the atomic bomb exploded. They may have been part of a school, warehouse or industrial plant. ... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-137430 (30267666490)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-137430 (30267666490)

127-GW-1643-137430: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. This shrine survived the force of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki but the sprawling ordnance plant in the background is a mass of twisted, buckled and scorched g... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-139784 (30449914792)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-139784 (30449914792)

127-GW-1643-139784: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Long shot overlooking the ruined city. Photographed by Corporal L. Smeltzer at Nagasaki, Japan, September 23, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Pho... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-146886 (29933137193)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-146886 (29933137193)

127-GW-1643-146886: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Bombed and burned railroad cars at Minami Kumamoto railroad station. Photographed by Rogers at Nagasaki, Japan, October 28, 1945. Official U.S. Mari... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147001 (29935431744)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147001 (29935431744)

127-GW-1643-147001: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Animal skeletons in the Atomic area. Photographed by Rogers, November 23, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the ... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147003 (29933125853)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147003 (29933125853)

127-GW-1643-147003: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Street gutter blocked by debris. Photographed by Rogers, November 23, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the ... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147005 (29935431384)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147005 (29935431384)

127-GW-1643-147005: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Nagasaki medical hospital and college after Atomic blast, Japan. Photographed by Rogers, November 23, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, n... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147008 (29935430944)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147008 (29935430944)

127-GW-1643-147008: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Nagasaki, Japan. Photographed by Rogers, November 23, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. ... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147565 (29935430744)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147565 (29935430744)

127-GW-1643-147565: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Troops aboard USS Marvin H. McIntyre (APA 129) looking at the wreckage of Mitsubishi. Photographed by Mrosko, September 24, 1945. Official U.S. Mar... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147628 (29935430344)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147628 (29935430344)

127-GW-1643-147628: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. View of bombed alcohol factory at Kajiki. Photographed November 4, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the Nationa... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147640 (29935429954)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147640 (29935429954)

127-GW-1643-147640: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Bombed Kagoshima. Photographed at Nagasaki, Japan, November 1, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the National ... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147643 (30267664520)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147643 (30267664520)

127-GW-1643-147643: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Bombed Kagoshima. Photographed by Rogers at Nagasaki, Japan, November 1, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147932 (30267664330)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147932 (30267664330)

127-GW-1643-147932: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Taken outside of Medicine College and hospital to show size of building. Photographed at Nagasaki, Japan, October 25, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Cor... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147942 (30267664050)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-147942 (30267664050)

127-GW-1643-147942: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Damaged microscopes in medical college located in Atomic Bomb area. Photographed by Burns, October 25, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, n... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-149530 (29933133033)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-149530 (29933133033)

127-GW-1643-149530: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Damaged room on tugboat at Otao. Photographed by Private Smeltzer, October 6, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collectio... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-149534 (29933125703)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-149534 (29933125703)

127-GW-1643-149534: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. Damaged office at Otao. Photographed at Nagasaki by Private Smeltzer, October 6, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collec... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-298-111091 (25097226035)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-298-111091 (25097226035)

127-GW-298-111091: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. The first Stinson OY-1 “Sentinel” plane piloted by Lieutenant H. Olson taxis down the strip to join his other buddy who flew with him to Iwo Jima.... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-298-111484 (25003927241)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-298-111484 (25003927241)

127-GW-298-111484: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Stinson OY-1 “Sentinel” air spotter plane used for spotting targets for our artillery lined up on Airfield #1. The plane nearest was sponsored by... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-298-142815 (24729558689)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-298-142815 (24729558689)

127-GW-298-142815: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Top view showing method of securing antenna on plane. Photographed February 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the Na... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-299-11312 (24729556869)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-299-11312 (24729556869)

127-GW-299-11312: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. First impromptu briefing room for Marine Torpedo Bomber pilots near airfield. Mt. Suribachi is in the background. Photographed by TSgt. Palmer, 1... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, US Navy - 127-GW-301-112456 (24979045172)

Battle of Iwo Jima, US Navy - 127-GW-301-112456 (24979045172)

127-GW-301-112456: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. TBF plane on airstrip. Photographed by Private Bob Campbell, March 3, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the National... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-301-121678 (24470348313)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-301-121678 (24470348313)

127-GW-301-121678: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Controlling the Air and Sea – Marine Avenger torpedo bombers receive their loads of depth bombs on Motoyama, Airfield No.2, Iwo Jima. From the ne... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-302-109423 (24470346973)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-302-109423 (24470346973)

127-GW-302-109423: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. A briefing class on the target of the troops is held by Captain K. Chandler on board ships, the men were told what their target was as soon as the... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-302-110685 (24801606610)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-302-110685 (24801606610)

127-GW-302-110685: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Marine Officers in Japanese Dugout: Here in this Japanese dugout twenty feet underground on the island of Iwo Jima, in the Volcano Islands just be... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-302-142481 (25070879846)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-302-142481 (25070879846)

127-GW-302-142481: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Pre-invasion briefing, Colonel Edwin A. Pollock discussing landing phases of operation. Photographed by Morejohn, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photog... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-302-178481 (24979790972)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-302-178481 (24979790972)

127-GW-302-178481: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. General Hull visits the 123th Marines on Iwo Jima. Colonel Leonard F. Chapmen, Jr., Commanding Officer of the artillery regiment of 3rd Marine Div... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-303-112287 (24470337383)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-303-112287 (24470337383)

127-GW-303-112287: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Marines examine a wrecked Japanese bomber. Photographed by Don Fox, February 26, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of th... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-303-112896 (25003907711)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-303-112896 (25003907711)

127-GW-303-112896: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Attempt at camouflage of heavy equipment off Yellow Beach #3. Photographed by Sgt. K.W. Altfather, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in t... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-303-114417 (24466510164)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-303-114417 (24466510164)

127-GW-303-114417: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. 105 How battery fire direction center well concealed in shell hole and covered with camouflage net. Photographed by Rohland March 1, 1945. U.S. ... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-109906 (25071637216)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-109906 (25071637216)

127-GW-304-109906: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Captured Japanese 15cm mortar found at base of Hill 556. Photographed by Sgt Fox, February 23, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the ... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110374 (25097203465)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110374 (25097203465)

127-GW-304-110374: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Marines on embattled Iwo Jima move up to the front through scores of wrecked Japanese planes, victims of our pre-invasion strikes. Hundreds of Ma... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110611 (24979027542)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110611 (24979027542)

127-GW-304-110611: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Prize of the Battle. 5th Division Marines grounded behind their light machine gun, display Japanese battle flags captured during the first few da... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110765 (25071635596)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110765 (25071635596)

127-GW-304-110765: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese 1,000 lb rocket bomb. Photographed by Corporal Burgess, February 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the Nati... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110873 (24979786832)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110873 (24979786832)

127-GW-304-110873: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese roller being towed by a truck to get Annu Airfield One in operation. Mount Suribachi is in the background. Photographed by Burgess, Feb... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, US Navy - 127-GW-304-111150 (24979785222)

Battle of Iwo Jima, US Navy - 127-GW-304-111150 (24979785222)

127-GW-304-111150: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. U.S. Marines with souvenirs. Photographed by Campbell, February 24, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the Nation... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-111421 (25003901801)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-111421 (25003901801)

127-GW-304-111421: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Sergeant David G. Christian, beside a destroyed Japanese plane on airfield #1. Photographed by D.G. Christian, February 24, 1945. U.S. Marine ... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-111468 (24471095023)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-111468 (24471095023)

127-GW-304-111468: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Enemy Eyes-Men of a quartermaster office are inspecting giant field glasses of the enemy, captured apparently undamaged by the Marines on Iwo Jima... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-112350 (25097197895)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-112350 (25097197895)

127-GW-304-112350: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Marines pose with captured Japanese flag. Left to right: Private First Class J.L. Hudson, Jr.; Private First Class .L. Lofter; Private First Cla... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-112399 (25071629466)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-112399 (25071629466)

127-GW-304-112399: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Private First Class Howard E. Layton and Corporal Charles Cramer look through Japanese mountain glasses. Photographed February 25, 1945. U.S. Ma... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-114274 (24802350200)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-114274 (24802350200)

127-GW-304-114274: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Tail fin of a Japanese rocket sticking out of the airfield. Photographed by Altfather, March 10, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the ... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-114772 (25004657081)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-114772 (25004657081)

127-GW-304-114772: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese factory made wooden box mine, all purpose. Weight is about 12 pounds. Photographed by Cpl. McClure, March 12, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps ... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-114958 (24979778292)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-114958 (24979778292)

127-GW-304-114958: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Screech Bomb. Shown is what ordnance men described as a pusher motor or booster for a Japanese projectile known to those on the receiving end as ... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-115709 (25071623416)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-115709 (25071623416)

127-GW-304-115709: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Souvenir Headquarters located at Division Headquarters D-2 Section. Photographed by Cornelius, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the c... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-139732 (24466501484)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-139732 (24466501484)

127-GW-304-139732: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese rocket ten inches in diameter. Photographed Corporal T.G. Burgess, February 28, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collectio... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142220 (24466498594)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142220 (24466498594)

127-GW-304-142220: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Close-up of 320mm Spigot mortar base plate. Other sections, bodies and heads in right recess of position. Photographed by Morejohn, March 1945. U... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142254 (25097192475)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142254 (25097192475)

127-GW-304-142254: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Side view of Japanese 20cm mobile rocket launcher. Note the crude elevating mechanism. (Breech loading). Photographed by Pfc C.L. Purser, 1945.... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142255 (24802344300)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142255 (24802344300)

127-GW-304-142255: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. ¾ view model 97 (1942 revision), Japanese medium tank. Photographed 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the National ... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142367 (25097954735)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142367 (25097954735)

127-GW-304-142367: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese telephone testing switchboard. Photographed by Kauffman, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the National Ar... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142679 (24729526559)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142679 (24729526559)

127-GW-304-142679: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese model 97 medium tank. Photographed by Kauffman, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142861 (25070858686)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142861 (25070858686)

127-GW-304-142861: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Side view of explosive body of 12” rocket. Note 32cm Spigot mortar parts in the background. Photographed by Morejohn, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps p... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143084 (24729521779)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143084 (24729521779)

127-GW-304-143084: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese fire director for battery of 75mm anti-aircraft guns. Photographed 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the Nat... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143185 (24470314343)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143185 (24470314343)

127-GW-304-143185: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. View showing wrecked Japanese LSMs on Blue Beach #2. Note steep grade in beach. Photographed Sgt M. Kauffman, March 1945. U.S. Marine Corps pho... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143217 (25071619076)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143217 (25071619076)

127-GW-304-143217: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese 75mm anti-aircraft gun, model 88. Photographed by Ragus, March 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the Natio... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143223 (25097951505)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143223 (25097951505)

127-GW-304-143223: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese Molotov Cocktails with fuses. Photographed by Kaufmann, March 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the Nationa... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143248 (24802335050)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143248 (24802335050)

127-GW-304-143248: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Range finder on forward bridge of Japanese APD 25mm gun background on starboard side. Photographed by Morejohn, March 1945. U.S. Marine Corps... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143334 (25097183775)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143334 (25097183775)

127-GW-304-143334: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. 2 155 mortar rounds. Photographed Kauffman, March 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/02... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143339 (24471076393)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143339 (24471076393)

127-GW-304-143339: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese Single-mount 13mm MG on pedestal mount in emplacement Photographed by Ragus, March 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collec... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143482 (25097180895)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143482 (25097180895)

127-GW-304-143482: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. ¾ view of Japanese 20cm mobile rocket launcher. Breech leaded with firing pin in the firing position. Photographed by Purser, March 1945. U.S. M... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143496 (24979003882)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143496 (24979003882)

127-GW-304-143496: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Twin-mount 25mm anti-aircraft guns in emplacement. Photographed by Kauffman, March 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of ... More

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