US Marines crouching behind sand dunes on Iwo Jima in February 1945

Gift of Julian Dean, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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US Marines crouching behind sand dunes, tanks moving ahead in front of them. Official caption: "4th Division Marines, supported by tanks, move out. Marine Corps photo. 15-11." 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: 
Marines (Military personnel)--Iwo Jima
Troop movements--American--Iwo Jima
Dunes--Iwo Jima