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Japanese Prisoners at Iwo Jima

Date: 1945
Description: Three Japanese prisoners from the battle of Iwo Jima stand amongst American soldiers on a boat.
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Marines at Iwo Jima

Date: 1945
Description: Three marines dressed in uniform, carrying packs and holding guns, pull an ammunition cart through the water towards the beach at Iwo Jima. Military boats ...
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Marine Casualties at Iwo Jima

Date: 1945
Description: Marines, killed in action, lie on stretchers covered with ponchos on the beach at Iwo Jima. Four marines attend to the dead. Tents, military boats, and an ...
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Injured Marine After Treatment

Date: 1945
Description: Private first class, John W. Hood, wearing dogtags smiles after a blood transfusion on the USS Samaritan in Iwo Jima. He is bandaged and is holding ...
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Transporting Wounded Soldiers

Date: 1945
Description: Overhead view of wounded soldiers being transported to the USS "Samaritan".
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Body on Stretcher

Date: 1945
Description: A body on a stretcher is lying on the deck of the USS "Samaritan." The body is covered by a blanket, except for an arm which has a small tattoo. Behind the...
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Wounded Men on the USS Samaritan

Date: 1945
Description: Private First Class George Pantaloni in a plaster cast aboard the USS Samaritan. He is lying in a cot and smiling. Behind him are more cots with oth...
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Smiling Wounded Soldier

Date: 1945
Description: Second Lieutenant Louis Connick smiling for a photograph aboard USS Samaritan, a hospital ship. He is lying in a bed and holding a cigarette. He is ...
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Nurse Feeding Wounded Man

Date: 1945
Description: A nurse aboard the USS Samaritan feeding a wounded soldier. The man is sitting up in bed as the nurse is raising a fork full of food to his mouth. T...
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Wounded on the USS Samaritan

Date: 1945
Description: A badly wounded Sergent Frank W. Mrocykowski resting aboard the USS Samaritan. His head and eye are bandaged.
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Robert Doyle

Date: 1945
Description: Robert Doyle, Journal war correspondent, took his wire recorder aboard the battleship Wisconsin while it was part of Admiral Halsey's 3rd fleet off ...

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