A simple handwritten caption, 'Iwo Jima,' marks a page in the personal photo album of a crew member aboard the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80). During the pivotal February-March 1945 battle, Petrof Bay's embarked aircraft flew close air support and patrol missions for the Marine Corps landing forces, a contribution preserved here through the personal photographic record of one of the ship's own sailors. Project: 218429