World War II Photograph from Battle of Iwo Jima

World War II Photograph: Slashing through waters girding Iwo Jima, Coast Guard-manned and Navy landing boats, loaded with Marines, open the battle for the vital Japanese stronghold in the Volcano Islands, only 750 miles from Tokyo. In the background are ships of the vast Navy invasion armada.

Slashing through waters girding Iwo Jima, Coast Guard-manned and Navy landing boats, loaded with Marines, open the battle for the vital Japanese stronghold in the Volcano Islands, only 750 miles from Tokyo. In the background are ships of the vast Navy invasion armada.

National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland (26-G-4055)