US Coast Guard men rescue a Marine off Iwo Jima in February 1945
Gift of Julian Dean, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
Description:
US Coast Guard men wearing Kapok life jackets and "Mae West" life belts rescue a Marine. Official caption: "Wounded Marine gets Coast Guard aid off Iwo Jima. Coast Guard Photo 215-3." 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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IÅ-jima
Latitude:
24.783
Longitude:
141.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--Iwo Jima
Rescue work--American--Iwo Jima