Minesweepers worked the waters off Iwo Jima before the invasion, 17-18 Feb 1945; note the anti-aircraft bursts above the island and a burning aircraft close to the ground on the right

Caption     Minesweepers worked the waters off Iwo Jima before the invasion, 17-18 Feb 1945; note the anti-aircraft bursts above the island and a burning aircraft close to the ground on the right ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 104144
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Photo Size 740 x 605 pixels
Photos on Same Day 17 Feb 1945
Photos at Same Place Iwo Jima, Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Bart E Hall says:
18 Feb 2021 08:49:45 AM

My father Richard hall em 2nd class was on yms 321 who was in the invasion out of the five invasions he was in iwo was the one that later in life gave him nightmares

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