Preparations for Invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan by United States during World War II. Mechanic works on engines of U.S. Navy pb4y-1 (Navy version of USAAF B-24 Liberator bomber). A man cleans a detached nose gun. Another examines a gun aboard the pb4y-1 aircraft. An officer looks on as mechanics work on a pb4y-1. Officer talks to a mechanic. Men work on propellers of the aircraft as they rotate the propellers.
Invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan by United States during World War II. Aerial view of the ships and landing crafts in the Pacific Ocean during the invasion. Aerial view of the beach with landing crafts and amphibious vehicles on the beach. Ships off the coast of Iwo Jima.
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 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.
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.