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Photograph of United State Army soldiers at an outdoor theater on Iwo Jima, circa 1940s. The theater was established by Yun Yau Kam to help boost morale.

Oblique aerial photograph of Iwo Jima, circa 1940s.

Aerial photograph of Iwo Jima, Japan, August 4, 1944. Inscription: "16. CV16-2302; 8-4-44; /630(-10); K17-24", T-8000'; Out-6500'; Iwo Jima; Restricted."

Photograph of Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, circa 1945. Typed caption on album page: "Iwo Jima, EE woh JEE muh, is the middle island of the three Volcano Islands, or Kazan Retto, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. More than 5,000 men of the…

Oblique aerial photograph of Iwo Jima, Japan, February 20, 1945. Caption: "VD-5. 47J. Iwo Jima. 2-20-45. (0300 GCT). 20" obliques [sic] rest."

Oblique aerial photograph of Iwo Jima, Japan, February 20, 1945. An unidentified plane is visible in the distance. Caption: "VD-5. 47J. Iwo Jima. 2-20-45. (0300 GCT). 20" obliques [sic] rest."

Oblique aerial photograph of a smoke cloud near the coastline of Iwo Jima, Japan, February 20, 1945. Caption: "VD-5. 47J. Iwo Jima. 2-20-45. (0300 GCT). 20" obliques [sic] rest."

Photograph of military personnel standing with the American flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, circa 1945-1952.Inscription on verso: "On top of Mount Surbachi [Suribachi] on Iwo."

Photographic group portrait of U.S. Navy servicemen at an air base in Iwo Jima, Japan, circa 1945-1952. A Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft and Curtiss C-46 Commando aircraft are parked in the background. The men, including Jerry Michaud, are…

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace William K. Blair is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the United States Navy. In part one, Blair describes his experiences as a carrier-based fighter pilot, including his…