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[Japanese Pillbox on Iwo Jima]

Description: Photograph of a Japanese pillbox built into a rocky dune full of scrubby bushes. The pillbox appears to have sustained heavy damage, with chunks missing from the concrete walls.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Marines Moving Inland After Beach Landing on Iwo Jima]

Description: Photograph of a line of Marines lying on a sandy beach. A man in the foreground is looking down at his rifle. In the background, there are clumps of more Marines behind the initial line squatting or lying on the sand. A large mountain can be seen far in the distance.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Iwo Jima Beach After Landing Assault]

Description: Photograph of a tank rolling on the sands of a beach. The tank is painted in camouflage and "B22" is painted on the front. A large ship is in the background. The bow of the ship is partially obscured by spray from the ocean.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Marine Clearing Iwo Jima Cave With Flamethrower]

Description: Photograph of four Marines hiding behind a rock, aiming their rifles. The photograph is taken from behind. In the background, a fifth Marine is aiming a flamethrower at something out of frame. He is surrounded by billowing clouds of smoke from his flamethrower.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[USS LSM-145, USS LSM-206, and LSM-126 Moving Towards Iwo Jima Beach]

Description: Photograph of USS LSM-145, USS LSM-206, and USS LSM-126 moving towards the beach at Iwo Jima. USS LSM-145 is in the foreground; LSM-206 is further back, and LSM-126 is further back still. There are more ships in the background, but they are too far off to identify. A mountain can be seen in the far distance.
Date: February 19, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Marines on Iwo Jima Front Lines]

Description: Photograph of a rocky hill covered in trees and scrubby bushes. Several Marines, seen from behind, are hiding behind the rocks, fixated on something out of frame. There is a group of four Marines in the foreground, one of which is mostly out of frame save the end of his rifle. A fifth Marine is out of focus in the background.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Iwo Jima Landing Beach]

Description: Photograph of a rocky beach, taken from afar. The foreground is grassy and overgrown, while in the background, the coastline curves to the left. There are warships in the water and landing crafts dotting the beach.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Marines Firing at Crashed Aircraft on Iwo Jima]

Description: Photograph of two US Marines firing at a crashed aircraft. The Marines are in the foreground; the photo is taken from behind. They are inside a foxhole dug into the rocky sand. The aircraft they are firing at is upside-down and partially crumpled. Another wrecked plane (or part of the same one) can be seen in the background.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Rocket Truck Launching Projectiles]

Description: Photograph of a Marine Corps rocket truck that has just launched a volley of rockets. Although the rockets are not in frame, there is a massive cloud of smoke behind the truck left over from their departure. More war machines are present in the background, but the photograph is somewhat blurry so they are hard to make out.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Marines on Iwo Jima Ridge]

Description: Photograph of a rocky ridge with a few scraggly trees, taken from the bottom. On the left side of the image, a line of several Marines are climbing up to the top.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Iwo Jima Explosion]

Description: Photograph of a landscape on Iwo Jima. In the foreground are scrubby trees growing out of the rocky sand. In the distance is the black smoke of a massive explosion.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Wrecked Aircraft on Iwo Jima]

Description: Photograph of a wrecked Japanese aircraft on Iwo Jima. The plane has crashed on the side of a small hill and is in complete shambles. Amongst the twisted shrapnel, a propeller is visible in the foreground; a wheel and two more propellers can be seen further back. The plane is wrecked next to a scrubby bush.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Marine Using Field Telephone on Iwo Jima]

Description: Photograph of a Marine curled up in a foxhole that is lined with scraggly roots. He is using a telephone. Although his face is partially obscured by the plants and the phone's mouthpiece, his nose and eyes are clearly visible. He is looking directly at the camera.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Marine Receiving First Aid on Iwo Jima]

Description: Photograph of a wounded Marine lying at the bottom of a sandy hill. Another Marine is crouched on top of him and is in the process of removing his jacket. The wounded Marine is propped up on his elbow, looking back at the man helping him. Whatever injury he has suffered is not visible from this angle.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Deceased Marine on Iwo Jima Sands]

Description: Photograph of a deceased Marine on the beach at Iwo Jima. The Marine's helmet shows a bullet wound to the head. The soldier is lying facedown on a sand dune and holding a gun with bayonet. The ocean and numerous battleships are visible in the background.
Date: 1945-02~
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Marines in Landing Craft Heading Toward Iwo Jima]

Description: Photograph of Marines crouching in a landing craft heading toward the beach at Iwo Jima. The photograph is taken from behind the soldiers. One man stands at the front of the craft facing the others, his face obscured by the shadows of his helmet. Another man in a darker uniform is peering over the bow of the landing craft to see what's ahead. Mount Suribachi is visible in the distance, across the water.
Date: 1945-02~
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Marines with Modified Tank on Iwo Jima]

Description: Photograph of two Marines standing on top of a tank. One man, partially obscured by the tank's hatch, is looking down at something on or inside of it. The other is standing nearby, smiling at the first man. The tank has been modified; its sides are lined with wooden planks, and there is a line of metal spikes around the hatch. The words "Davy Jones" and the number 61 are painted on the planks.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Marine Removing Deceased Japanese from Defensive Position]

Description: Photograph of a Marine kneeling above a hole in the ground lined with sandbags and holding a rope. Inside the hole is the crumpled body of a dead Japanese soldier; the other end of the rope is tied around his ankle. The Marine is focused intently on using the rope to pull the body from the hole. He is surrounded by scrubby bushes.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Marines Firing Rifles on Iwo Jima]

Description: Photograph of two Marines crouched down behind a rock, aiming their rifles at something that cannot be seen in the image. The photo is taken from behind, and the rock is covered in bullet holes. All around the Marines are rocks and scraggly bushes, and the ocean is visible in the distance.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 5th
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Jane Kendeigh and Silas V. Surtevant In Conversation]

Description: Photograph of Jane Kendeigh and Silas V. Surtevant aboard a plane about to take off for Iwo Jima. Kendeigh sits to the left of the frame, Surtevant to the right, legs crossed; they appear to be in conversation. They each wear hats and some form of life vest, and are sitting on a metal bench/storage compartment.
Date: 1940~
Creator: DeWitt, Gill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Al Flocke, October 22, 2000

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Al Flocke. He discusses his flight training and being the radio operator on a B-24 bomber which did raids on Guam, Turk, Iwo Jima and other islands. He also ancedotes about food, rations and living conditions on the islands.
Date: October 22, 2000
Creator: Flocke, Al
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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