| Lieutenant Wade briefs Fourth Marine Division platoon about landing on Blue or Yellow beaches on D-Day. Note relief map behind him and maps of the Pacific. The Fourth 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 Fourth Marine Division alone. After the battle, the number of unwounded Marines for the entire operation only required eight transport ships. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1053.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.72 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 2916 x 2339 |
| Photographer | Morejohn |
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| Caption Author | Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | February 18, 1945 |
| Location | Attack Transport |
| City | Enroute to Iwo Jima |
| State or Province | Bonins |
| Country | Japan |
| Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Record Number | |
| Status | Caption ©2007, ©2024 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain |
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