Numerous crosses mark graves in the U.S. 5th Marine Division cemetery on Iwo Jima, during World War 2. Bodies of Marines killed in action are seen individually wrapped in white and carried with care on stretchers where they are placed in line within a long grave. Marines in the burial detail complete interments.
Allied invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. U.S. aircraft on a field. An aircraft in flight. It emits smoke from tail section. A sign reads 'Wash mess gear here'. A United States Marine with chemical sprayer on his back. He sprays bodies of dead Japanese soldiers.
Invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan by the first assault wave of United States during World War II. A battleship fires at Mt. Suribachi and explosions occur on the summit. Ships underway in the Pacific Ocean. Smoke rises from a ship. An aircraft dives and falls into the sea causing explosion. Columns of smoke rise from the ship. Sailors on the deck of a ship. U.S. flag flies from the deck. An aircraft in flight. Open sea as smoke rises from the background.
Invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan by United States during World War II. Silhouette of a sailor on look out as he uses frame binoculars aboard a ship. Barrel of a gun in the foreground during sun set.
United States invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Gun emplacement on Workman island. A Field howitzer being fired from the gun pit. A Marine fuses a howitzer shell. Gun being fired and smoke rises. A field pack of Sargent John Basilone being examined by two Marines. A Marine examines clothes of Corporal Anthony Cirello. Shells burst and smoke rises.
United States Marines in Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Two Marines examine a DUKW (an amphibious truck) named Betty Jane on the beach. Severely damaged DUKW with shrapnel holes on it. Field Howitzer battery in position at the beach. A 2nd Battalion Marine loads shells into the battery. The howitzer being fired. The shell cases spread on the ground and Marines in the gun emplacement in the background.