File:USS Darke (APA-159) with landing craft off Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945 (80-G-303899).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy LCVPs and LCMs circling in the transport area, while waiting to go in to the beach at Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945, the day of the initial landings on Iwo Jima. The ship in the center appears to be the attack transport USS Darke (APA-159). She is painted in Camouflage Measure Design 6A, as is her sister ship in the background. The photo was taken from USS Hansford (APA-106).
Date 19 February 1945
date QS:P571,+1945-02-19T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-303899
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-303899

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