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Platoon of 4th Marine Division Briefed on Iwo Jima on Board Attack Transport

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Description: Platoon of 4th Marine Division Briefed on Iwo Jima on Board Attack Transport
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IPTC Object Name Platoon of 4th Marine Division Briefed on Iwo Jima on Attack Transport
IPTC Created Date 19450218
IPTC Author Morejohn
IPTC City Enroute to Iwo Jima
IPTC Province State Bonins
IPTC Country Name Japan
IPTC Credit National Archives
IPTC Caption Lieutenant Wade briefs 4th Marine Division platoon about landing on Blue or Yellow beaches on D-Day. Note relief map behind him and maps of the Pacific. The 4th Marine Division was designated Landing Group Baker (Task Group 56.2.2). Transported to Iwo Jima by Transport Squadron 15 (Task Group 53.2) under the command of Commodore H.C. Flanagan. Transport Squardon 15 consisted of ten attack transports (APAs); four attack cargo ships (AKAs) and one vehicle landing ship (LSV) just for the 4th Marine Division alone. After the battle, the number of unwounded Marines for the entire operation only required eight transport ships.