File:Fletcher-class destroyer bombard shore of Iwo Jima on 17 February 1945 (80-G-309163).jpg
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English: White phosphorus rounds burst ashore on Iwo Jima as U.S. Navy destroyers prepare for an Underwater Demolition Team operation off Iwo Jima's West Beach at 1600 hrs, 17 February 1945, during the pre-invasion bombardment of the island. Note the Fletcher-class destroyer firing at right. She appears to be painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 6D. 32/6D was worn by the Fletcher-class destroyers USS Jenkins (DD-447), USS Kimberly (DD-521), USS Johnston (DD-557), USS Ross (DD-563), USS McKee (DD-575), USS Twiggs (DD-591), USS Erben (DD-631), USS John Hood (DD-655) and USS Colhoun (DD-801). Twiggs was one of the destroyers which operated inshore off Iwo Jima. The photo was taken from the battleship USS Texas (BB-35). |
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17 February 1945 date QS:P571,+1945-02-17T00:00:00Z/11 |
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institution QS:P195,Q3250126 |
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80-G-309163 |
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Source | U.S. Navy photo 80-G-309163 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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