Photo #: NH 70143-KN (Color)
Insignia of USS Suribachi (AE-21)
This emblem was received in 1970.
It's design features a depiction of the raising of the U.S. flag
on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, in February 1945, plus symbols
representing the ship's mission of ammunition transporation and
delivery.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 128KB; 650 x 675 pixels
Note: The image shown here has been cropped from the
full image, which shows almost the entire wooden plaque upon
which the insignia is mounted. |
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