LCMs broached in the surf (the left most one was from USS Belle Grove LSD-2) and LVTs and other vehicles on Blue Beach, Iwo Jima, Japan, circa late Feb 1945

Caption     LCMs broached in the surf (the left most one was from USS Belle Grove LSD-2) and LVTs and other vehicles on Blue Beach, Iwo Jima, Japan, circa late Feb 1945 ww2dbase
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Identification Code   NH 104371-KN
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Photos on Same Day 28 Feb 1945
Photos at Same Place Iwo Jima, Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. mike c says:
4 Aug 2020 04:36:37 AM

sorry, but I do not see an landing ship dock or a landing ship medium in this picture?
2. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
4 Aug 2020 05:48:48 AM

Thank you Mike C., the caption was worded poorly previously and I have just tweaked it a little bit.

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