Battleship firing naval guns at Iwo Jima in February 1945

Gift of Julian Dean, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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Battleship firing 16 inch naval guns at Iwo Jima, probably the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official caption:'"Navy blasts Jap shore defenses on Iwo. US Navy Photo 122-15." Iwo Jima. February 1945

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Items from the service of Julian W. Moody, a photographer with the 273rd Field Artillery Bn in Europe.
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Iō-jima
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24.783
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141.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Warships--American--Iwo Jima
Bombardment--Iwo Jima