Invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan by the first assault wave of United States during World War II. Aircraft in flight over Mt. Suribachi. Explosions occur on summit as bombs explode. U.S. Navy F6F aircraft in flight. LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) close to the Iwo Jima shore. Mount Suribachi in the background. LCI fires at the coast. Smoke rises from the coast.
Invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan by United States during World War II. United States Marines of the 5th Division pinned down on a beach in Iwo Jima. Corpsmen of the 5th Medical Battalion carry a wounded on a stretcher into a LCM (Landing Craft, Mechanized) . A Corpsman treats the leg of a wounded Marine. Bandage being tied to the leg of the Marine. Corpsmen carry casualty across an open ground down to the beach. Crafts at the beach.
United States Marines during the invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan in World War II. U.S. Navy PB4Y aircraft in flight over the area. LSTs (Landing Ship Tanks) and other vessels off the shore and Mt. Suribachi in the background. Ships in the foreground as smoke rises from the Iwo Jima coastline. PB4Y aircraft in flight. Landing crafts approach the coast. A LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) underway towards the coast.
Activities of the U.S. soldiers during the Battle of Iwo Jima in Japan during World War II. U.S. soldiers inspect a relief map of Iwo Jima. They locate areas on the map.
Activities of the U.S. soldiers during the Battle of Iwo Jima in Japan during World War II. Soldiers fire rockets at night. Ordnance men fuse rockets in racks. Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) fires rockets towards the Iwo Jima beach. Airplanes flying in formation. LCI 1029 underway as it fires rockets. Man watch enemy actions through binoculars. Smoke due to firing in the foreground.
Activities of the U.S. soldiers during the Battle of Iwo Jima in Japan during World War II. Soldiers fire 40 mm gun. Gun crew passes ammunition for 40 mm gun. Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) fires rockets towards Iwo Jima beach in the background. U.S. flag flying from the flag mast. LCI 1077 underway as it fires rockets.