This 1945 photograph, a companion view to a related image in this collection, again shows Ie Shima's volcanic peak Iegusuku, nicknamed "The Pinnacle" by American troops. Taken shortly after the island's capture by U.S. forces in April 1945, it documents the swift construction of roads and staging areas across the flat, formerly cultivated terrain of this small but strategically vital island near Okinawa. Project: 218616