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Photo #: 80-G-310938 Iwo Jima Operation, 1945 Pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima, photographed from a USS Makin Island (CVE-93) plane on 17 February 1945. A battleship, a heavy cruiser and several minesweepers are in the foreground. The cruiser, at left, appears to be USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37). The view looks northeastward, showing the entire island in the upper right. Mount Suribachi on its closer end. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 57KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Historical Center home page.Image posted 25 October 2006
Caption corrected 29 December 2006