26th Marines, Iwo Jima, 03/03/1945

About this film

United States Naval Photographic Center film # 8678. Partially legible upside-down slate: 3/3/45, 11:30, Maj R. Fagan, C.O. of 3rd BN 26th gets hot chow from natural heat in ground. Corp E4 Cpl. H. Lawing with captured Japanese..." Partially legible upside-down slate: "3/3/45, 1200, water sorce [SIC] from steaming ground..." National Archives description: "1) MS Japanese shrine on Iwo Jima. 2) GV-Pan Smoke from phosphorous shells and smoking ground FG. 3) CU Marine eating chow. 4) MS Marines display captured Japanese Naval uniforms. 5) MS Flame throwing tank burns out gulley beside road-SV. 6) CU Officer looks through binoculars. 7) LS Explosion of shell-SV. 8) MS Japanese tank truck. 9) CU Japanese sign. 10) CU Dead Japanese." National Archives Identifier: 78581 mislabeled. 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. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, Iwo Jima, Battle Of, Japan, 1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners And Prisons, American, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War II, United States. -- Marine Corps. -- Marine Regiment, 26th. -- Battalion, 3rd, Operational Rations (Military Supplies), United States. -- Marine Corps. -- Marine Regiment, 26th

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