World War II Photograph from Battle of Iwo Jima

World War II Photograph: Its decks jammed to the rails with trucks, jeeps and other motorized equipment, a Coast Guard-manned LST steams into the calm waters of Tanahmerah Bay, Dutch New Guinea, as American amphibious forces spring their smashing invasion of this strategic area. At the right is a cargo carrier and in the distance other LSTs have hit the beach and dropped their ramps.

Its decks jammed to the rails with trucks, jeeps and other motorized equipment, a Coast Guard-manned LST steams into the calm waters of Tanahmerah Bay, Dutch New Guinea, as American amphibious forces spring their smashing invasion of this strategic area. At the right is a cargo carrier and in the distance other LSTs have hit the beach and dropped their ramps.

National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland (26-G-2185)