Activities of the United States Marine Corps at Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II Marines fire field howitzer on Mount Suribachi in the foreground. Mount Suribachi under bombardment. Field howitzer battery fires in the foreground. Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVTs) near the base. Marines fire at the top of Mount Suribachi. Smoke arises from the top of Suribachi due to firing.
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 in Iwo Jima, Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. Mount Suribachi in the background. U.S. Marines fire a field howitzer at Mount Suribachi. Explosions at the base. A destroyer ship near the shore fires at Mount Suribachi in the evening. Tracer fire in the foreground. Shells explode at the base of Mount Suribachi. Heavy columns of smoke rise from explosions.
Activities of United States Marine Corps 5th Division in Iwo Jima, Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. U.S. Marines fire a field howitzer at Mount Suribachi in the evening. Heavy columns of smoke rise due to explosions at the base and tracer fire. The marines at a range finder.
Activities of United States Marine Corps 5th Division in Iwo Jima, Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. Two Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVTs) pass each other. Mount Suribachi in the background. Marines on the beach fire a field howitzer. Smoke rises due to explosions at the base of Mount Suribachi.
Activities of United States Marine Corps 5th Division in Iwo Jima, Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. A 105 mm field howitzer in position on a beach. The marines load and fire the howitzer at Mount Suribachi in the foreground. Smoke rises due to firing. The marines discuss amongst themselves. They look at a wound on a marine's back. A Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) on the beach in the background.