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80-G-309163: Iwo Jima Operation, 1945. White phosphorus rounds burst ashore as destroyers prepare for an Underwater Demolition Team operation off Iwo Jima's West Beach at 4:00 PM, 17 February 1945, during the pre-invasion bombardment of the island. Note the Fletcher class destroyer firing at right. She appears to be painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 6D. Photographed from USS Texas (BB-35).

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/12/28).
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/23660877279 (archive). It was reviewed on 10 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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