LSM-202, (Commanded by Lieutenant David Thurlow, United States Naval Reserve) beached on Red Beach in the Fifth Division sector at Iwo Jima on D-Day. Marine dead, vehicles and equipment litter the beach. The soft volcanic ash caused equipment to bog down, then the surf would break them up. The LCVP at right is from USS Lowndes (APA-154). LSM-202 later evacuated wounded from the beach before withdrawing on February 26. | |
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Image Dimensions | 1000 x 766 |
Photographer | Hulstay, R. W. |
Photographer Title | Sargeant, Fifth Marine Division, |
Caption Author | Jason McDonald |
Date Photographed | February 19, 1945 |
Location | Red Beach |
City | Iwo Jima |
State or Province | Bonins |
Country | United States |
Archive | United States Marine Corps |
Record Number | |
Status | Caption ©2007, ©2024 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain |
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