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."
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Fred L. Dungan discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time stationed aboard the…
Fighter aces George C. Duncan and John R. Strane are interviewed about their military service with the United States Navy during World War II. They describe their wartime experiences as fighter pilots and their time in the Pacific Theater with…
Fighter ace Harry C. Crim, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 21st Fighter Group while stationed in Hawaii, the…
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."
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…