February 19 - March 26, 1945
Iwo Jima, Japan
Marine Filmographers in Dugout, Iwo Jima, 1945
“PHOTOGS ON IWO----Left, Sergeant W. A. Genaust, of St. Paul, Minn., and Corporal Atlee S. Tracy, of Chicago, Ill.., movie photographers of the Marines, taking a rest and smoke in their temporary home on Iwo Jima.” "One of the many dugouts we took over." From the Thayer Soule Collection (COLL/2266
Photograph by USMC Archives from Quantico, USA
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Navy (USN) landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. The American invasion, designated Operation Detachment, had the goal of capturing the island with its two airfields: South Field and Central Field.
Read more on WikipediaPart of the Pacific Theater
What came before
What followed
Other perspectives
