World War II Photograph

Out of the gaping mouths of Coast Guard-manned and Navy landing craft, rose the great flow of invasion supplies to the blackened sands of Iwo Jima, a few hours after the Marines had wrested their foothold on the vital island in the front yard of Tokyo. Under raking fire from emplacements concealed at each end of Futatsuma Beach, the early waves secured a beachhead but suffered heavy casualties.