Activities of the U.S. soldiers during the Battle of Iwo Jima in Japan during World War II. Soldiers on the bridge of landing craft infantry (LCI). Soldiers fire rockets at night. They load rockets into the rocket launching rack and fire them towards Iwo Jima beach. They load 5 inches rockets into the launching rack.
Activities of the U.S. soldiers at Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Landing craft in the foreground. Ships maneuvering. Destroyers in the foreground. Airplane in flight over the beach. Tracer fires at Mount Suribachi. Soldiers on the deck of ship firing 40 mm gun towards Iwo Jima.
Activities of the U.S. 5th Marine Division at Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II Cruisers and destroyers bombard the beach. Marines aboard landing craft advancing towards the beach. Mount Suribachi in view. Explosions on the Iwo Jima beachhead. Explosions near a landing craft. Heavy columns of smoke arises from the base of Mount Suribachi.
Activities of the U.S. 5th Marine Division at Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Troops in landing craft vehicle personnel (LCVP) looking forward on way to a beach. Troops debark from the landing craft. Iwo Jima beach, Mount Suribachi in background.
Activities of the United States Marine Corps at Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. 'A' frame on DUKW lifts a field howitzer from second DUKW, an amphibious truck. It drives out and howitzer being lowered to the ground. Troops advance up Iwo Jima beach. Other marines pinned down on the beach in the background. Two corpsmen help wounded man in silhouette. Corpsmen carry a wounded on stretcher.
Activities of United States Marine Corps in Iwo Jima, Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. Men fill sand bags with volcanic ash. Crew of a field howitzer load and fire the howitzer.