World War II Photograph

Beyond the bow doors of this Coast Guard-manned LST lie the beaches of Iwo Jima, that tiny volcanic island which became known as “Hell’s Acre.” Before the battle was joined, Army chaplain James R. Coffee (right), of Ault, Colorado, blesses and baptizes Coast Guardsmen Lawrence R. Turnquist, Seaman Second Class, of Chicago, Illinois. A short time after, the bow doors, at left in the picture, yawned open and Coast Guardsmen Turnquist went forth with the forces storming the fire-swept shores of the Pacific stronghold.