Dead Japanese in a foxhole on Iwo Jima in February 1945

Gift of Julian Dean, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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Sand covered Japanese bodies in foxhole in foreground; view to Iwo Jima harbor and dozens of US landing craft behind. Official caption:'"Dead Japs [Japanese] lie where they fell defending the beach. Coast Guard Photo 215-10." 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: 
Dead persons--Iwo Jima
Soldiers--Japanese--Iwo Jima
Amphibious operations--Iwo Jima