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.
Activities of United States Marine Corps off the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. Mount Suribachi and Iwo Jima beach in view. Bow of a destroyer in the foreground. U.S. invasion fleet underway at sea. The marines fire guns in the foreground. Airplanes fly in formation over the beach. The shoreline of Iwo Jima as bombs burst. Smoke rises due to the firing. Corpsmen carry causalities on stretchers on the deck of USS Indianapolis.
Activities of United States Marine Corps off the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. High ranking officers including U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral William Frederick Halsey, U.S. Navy Admiral Marc Andrew Mitscher and U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz aboard a ship. Men fight fire on the deck of USS Indianapolis. The officers discuss amongst themselves on the deck of USS Indianapolis.
Activities of United States Marine Corps in Iwo Jima, Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. Casualties are brought, hoisted aboard from a Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) alongside. The casualties are carried down a gangway to ambulances waiting on a dock in Guam. USS Solace (AH-5) alongside the dock. Corpsmen carry patients down the gangway and place them in the ambulances. Wounded on stretchers are placed in the ambulances.
Activities of United States Marine Corps near Iwo Jima, Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. Bow section of Landing Ship Tank (LST-761). A Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) pulls away. A pontoon causeway on the side of the LST. The marines aboard a landing craft. Smoke rises due to bombing of Iwo Jima and Mount Suriobachi. A heavy cruiser bombards the beach. The LVT underway towards the beach. Iwo Jima in the background. PC-578 Landing Craft underway at sea. A Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) alongside. The LVT heads towards the beach loaded with marines. A Task Force on the horizon. A Tennessee class battleship bombard the beach. LVTs in the foreground. A Landing Craft heads towards the beach area. The marines in the LCVP heading for the beach. Smoke comes from Mount Suribachi. A Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) in the foreground. Explosions at the beach area. A wrecked freighter in the foreground. Two Landing Craft Tanks (LCTs) advance up the beach.
United States Marine Corps 3rd Infantry Division in Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Stretcher bearers go towards front line over a rocky terrain. Artillery air spotters. Aircraft flies overhead. Marines on top of the hill. Marines fire at a Japanese target. Smoke rises from explosions at Japanese positions.