War-damaged beach, Iwo Jima, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. LVTs [Landing Vehicle, Tracked] driving from a landing craft onto a war-damaged beach; debris in foreground. Official caption on front: "Devastation on the beach on D-Day. Coast Guard Photo 215-7." Iwo Jima, Japan. 19 February 1945

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02/19/1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography: 
Iō-jima
Latitude: 
24.783
Longitude: 
141.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Amphibious vehicles--American--Iwo Jima
Landing craft--American--Iwo Jima
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan
Debris--Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945