The Snapshots in Time Collection

Mount Suribachi and Invasion Fleet Anchorage, Iwo Jima, 1945

Mount Suribachi and Invasion Fleet Anchorage, Iwo Jima, 1945

Mount Suribachi looms over the invasion anchorage at Iwo Jima, 1945, as viewed from a U.S. Navy ship supporting the landing. This extinct volcano, site of the iconic flag-raising by U.S. Marines, overlooked one of the fiercest battles of the Pacific War, fought largely by the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions. Project: 218318