Invasion Of Iwo Jima - Hospital Ships Offshore, 1945

About this film

United States Naval Photographic Center film # 7346. National Archives description "1) LS Flag flying from summit of Mt. Suribachi. 2) LS-Pan Mt. Suribachi and Iwo Jima shoreline, LCIs, LSTs close in shore-SV. 3) LS Iwo Jima beach area, LSTs & LCIs close in shore; many land. craft operating. 4) CU LCI making sharp turn off coast of Iwo Jima BG. 5) LS-Pan Aux. Ships off Iwo Jima, superstructure of AGC FG. 6) LS Mt. Suribachi, many ships FG. 7) LS-MS Mt. Suribachi and summit showing flag flying. 8) LS Mt. Suribachi, shipping FG. 9) MS AH lying off shore, small boats approach. 10) MS LCI 471 underway. 11) LS AH"s lying off shore, shoreline of Iwo Jima BG. 12) CU AH midships on starboard side showing hatch open to receive casualties. QUALITY: GENERALLY GOOD, SOME OX, SOME HAZY." National Archives Identifier: 78033 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks.

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War II, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Iwo Jima, Battle Of, Japan, 1945, United States. Marine Corps, USS LCI-471, Landing Craft -- United States, War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded

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