The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Marines at a Casualty Collection Site, Battle of Iwo Jima, 1945
U.S. Marines of the 5th Marine Division survey a casualty collection site amid the volcanic terrain of Iwo Jima, 1945. This photograph documents the grim realities faced during one of the Pacific War's most costly battles, fought between American forces and entrenched Japanese defenders over 36 days. Project: 218318