Bombardment & Landings On Iwo: Damage To CA, 02/19/1945

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #8229. National Archives description "1) GV LCIs underway to Iwo Jima beach, Mt. Suribachi smoking BG. 2) LS-MS Iwo Jima, LCIs close in shore, shell bursts & smoke columns rise on beach-SV. 3) MS 2 CAs lie off shore firing. 4) GV LCIs underway toward beach, BB on horizon BG-SV. 5) LS Iwo Jima beach under bombardment, planes diving. 6) HS Gun crews eat chow at battle stations. 7) LS BB off shore. 8) MS-LS CA off shore. 9) GV BB close in shore bombarding Iwo, Mt. Suribachi rising above smoke. QUALITY: GENERALLY GOOD, SOME OUT OF FOCUS, SOME UX." National Archives Identifier: 78421 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, USS Edwards (DD-619), Mount Suribachi, USS Edwards, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, Iwo Jima, Battle Of, Japan, 1945, United States. Marine Corps, Landing Craft -- United States

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