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WORLD WAR
II IMAGES
Department of the Navy photos from
National Archives and Records Administration
unless otherwise noted. Photographer named if known. |
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Iwo Jima beachhead looking toward Mt. Suribachi.
February 1945
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Fifth Marines break for religious services on Iwo Jima. (Sgt.
L. R. Burmeister)
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Marines raise the flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo
Jima, February 23, 1945. (Joe
Rosenthal, AP) |
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The black sands of Iwo Jima with Mt. Suribachi in background.
February 1945.
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U.S. Marines on Tarawa.
November 1943. (WO Obie
Newcomb Jr)
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Tough going
for contested turf at Tarawa Atoll. November 1943. |
Coast Guardsman pays the ultimate price at his
battle station on the USS Menges (DE-320) in
the Mediterranean.
(PhoM1c Arthur Greene) |
Marines post appreciation to Coast Guard for the ride to the
beach. Guam 1944. |
Coast Guard LST lands Marines during Cape
Gloucester, New Britain invasion. December 24, 1943. (PhoM1c
Don C. Hansen) |
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Coast Guard landing craft deliver the Army to
the beach during the invasion of Luzon. January 9, 1945.
(PhoM1c Ted Needham)
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Marine PFC Douglas Lightheart (right) cradles
his 30-cal. machine gun while he and PFC Gerald Churchby take a
break on Peleliu Island. September 14, 1944. (Cpl.
H. H. Clements) |
Marine amphibious landing on Tinian Atoll.
July 1944
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Marine stretcher bearers on Peleliu September 1944. (Sgt
T. D. Barnett)
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Navy Chaplain holds Mass for Marines on Saipan.
June 1944. (Sgt. Steele) |
Shipboard brief for Tarawa invasion. November 1943.
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Marine Raiders with K9 partners on
Bougainville. November/December 1943. (T.Sgt.
J. Sarno)
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Motor Torpedo Boat off New Guinea.
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Marine F4U "Corsair" rocket
attack during Battle for Okinawa, Japan. June
1945. (Lt Dave Duncan)
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Coast Guard security watch at shipyard.
(Library of Congress) |
Coast Guard security watch at Higgins shipyard, New
Orleans.
(Library of Congress) |
Coast Guard crew of LST884 |
