Marines Shell Japanese Positions On Iwo Jima - Across the litter on Iwo Jima's black sands, Marines of the 4th Division shell Japanese positions cleverly concealed back from the beaches. Coming ashore in Coast ed and Navy landing craft, Marines seized a foothold...
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Marines Shell Japanese Positions On Iwo Jima - Across the litter on Iwo Jima's black sands, Marines of the 4th Division shell Japanese positions cleverly concealed back from the beaches. Coming ashore in Coast ed and Navy landing craft, Marines seized a foothold...
February 1945
Gelatin silver print
19.3 x 24.1 cm.
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Inscriptions verso-(printed) "4122" "From: Public Relations Division U.S. Coast
Guard Washington, D.C." "Official Coast Guard Photo"
"Marines Shell Jap Positions On Iwo Jima" "Across the litter on Iwo
Jima's black sands, Marines of the 4th Division shell Jap positions
cleverly concealed back from the beaches. Coming ashore in Coast
Guard-manned and Navy landing craft, Marines seized a foothold under
murderous crossfire and soon had set up artillery to reply to enemy
fire. Here, a gun pumps a stream od shells into Jap positions ..."
Guard Washington, D.C." "Official Coast Guard Photo"
"Marines Shell Jap Positions On Iwo Jima" "Across the litter on Iwo
Jima's black sands, Marines of the 4th Division shell Jap positions
cleverly concealed back from the beaches. Coming ashore in Coast
Guard-manned and Navy landing craft, Marines seized a foothold under
murderous crossfire and soon had set up artillery to reply to enemy
fire. Here, a gun pumps a stream od shells into Jap positions ..."
