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1st Loaders, Oris Michaelson, Dan Brown, George MacBeth,
Vernon Kennedy, Ed Cafferty,
Frank DiBella, Johnny Bragg
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Taken during one of the many bombing raids that preceded the
landings on Iwo Jima of Marines from an
800-ship convoy, this photograph shows the highly strategic little
island taking a blasting from a U.S. Liberator.
Lying but 750 miles south of Tokyo, Iwo is largest of the Volcano
Islands and has several air strips from
which Japan can be bombed daily. Official U.S. Army Air
Forces photo
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Marines raise flag at Iwo.
Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division hoist Old Glory atop Mt.
Suribachi during the height of
battle for Iwo Jima Friday, after fighting their way up the sides of
the extinct volcanic peak. Early today
dispatches said progress was being made in the hard struggle for the
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Okinawa
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Gun 2
Tony Manzi, Nick Whitiak, Jam Harrod, Sweeny, Lyles, Lloyd Manley,
Jim "Red" Frey, Santo Frenza
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Gun 2
Gerenemo, Mahan, Turso, Steward, Moller, Fulmer, Strang, Chandler,
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Kenneth Vigue, Fairfield ME; Fred Schlett, Flushing, LI, NY |
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Oris Michaelson, Rushville, NE; George MacBeth, San Bernardino, CA |
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Man on Belly Tank off the Wake |
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