The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Marine Examining a Captured Japanese Field Gun, Iwo Jima, 1945
A U.S. Marine examines a captured Japanese field gun amid the wreckage of Iwo Jima, 1945. Photographs like this, taken by men of the 5th Marine Division, document both the ferocity of the battle and its aftermath on the island. Project: 218552