Pfc. Rez P. Hester with the 7th War Dog Platoon, 25th Regiment, takes a nap while Butch, his Dober…

Across the litter on Iwo Jima's black sands, Marines of the 4th Division shell Japanese positions cl…

Smashed by Japanese mortar and shellfire, trapped by Iwo's treacherous black-ash sands, amtracs, tan…

Fallen Marine from the 4th Marine Division, "Fighting 4th" during the battle of Iwo Jima, threatens …

 U.S. Marines from the 28th Regiment 5th Marine Division and Navy corpsman raising the flag on Iwo …

From the crest of Mount Suribachi, the American flag wave in triumph over Iwo Jima after U.S. Marine…

Lieutenant Wade discusses overall importance of target at pre-invasion briefing. Invasion of Iwo Jim…

Observer who spotted a machine gun nest finds its location on a map so they can send the information…

Out of the gaping mouths of Coast Guard and Navy Landing Craft, rose the great flow of invasion supp…

Marines of the 5th Division inch their way up a slope on Red Beach No. 1 toward Surbachi Yama as the…

Smashed by Japanese mortar and shellfire, trapped by Iwo's treacherous black-ash sands, amtracs and …

Landing craft brings first wave of U.S. Troops to Iwo Jima. February 1945. (Navy)

Pfc. Rez P. Hester, 7th War Dog Platoon, 25th Regt., takes a nap while Butch, his war dog stands gua…

Wounded Marines are helped to an aid station by Navy corpsmen and Marine walking wounded on Iwo Jima…

Pressure bandaged after they suffered burns when their ship was hit by a Kamikaze attack. The wounde…

"H-Hour" Waves of amphibious tractors (LVTs) approach the Iwo Jima invasion beaches in the …

Iwo Jima during the pre-invasion bombardment on February 17, 1945, looking north with Mou…

Large explosion on board the ship, after she was hit by a Kamikaze during the night of 21…

USS New York (BB-34) bombarding Japanese defenses on Iwo Jima, February 16, 1945. She has just fir…

Amphibious tractors (LVT) underway off Iwo Jima during the landings on February 19, 1945. The…

Marine "LVT"head for landing beaches on Iwo Jima, February 19, 1945. Note explosions, with much sm…

Fourth Division Marines begin an attack from the beach on Iwo Jima, as another boatload o…

"The First Flag Raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima", February 23, 1945. Marines of the …

Three Japanese soldiers emerge from bunker to surrender during "mopping up" operations by U.S…