ORIGINAL! VERY RARE! WW2 US MARINE CORPS OFFICIAL ID'd + DATED IWO JIMA BEACH HEAD PHOTO
ORIGINAL! VERY RARE! US MARINE CORPS OFFICIAL (CODE) ID'd + (DAY) DATED IWO JIMA PHOTOGRAPH.
THREE MARINES IN A JEEP DRIVE ON PREFABRICATED MOBILE TRACTION PLATES IN THE BLACK SAND OF IWO JIMA'S (RED BEACH 1). THE MARINE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SITS WITH HIS M1 CARBINE RIFLE, AS THEY DRIVE UP FROM THE LANDING BEACH TOWARDS THE FRONT LINES. THE LANDING BEACH SWIRLS WITH ACTIVITY AND SUPPLIES DESTINED FOR THE BATTLE ON FEBRUARY 27,1945. OFFSHORE A FLOTILLA OF U.S. SHIPS ENFORCE THE BATTLE.
RED BEACH 1 (MISTYPED AS BEADH)
D plus 8
Iwo Jima
2/27/45
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LARGE OFFICIAL U.S. MARINE CORPS PHOTO.
TYPED USMC IDENTIFIED ON THE UPPER REVERSE LEFT CORNER.
DIMENSIONS: 8 3/16" x 9 15/16"
VERY SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST.
CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE FOR ITS 78 + YEARS WITH SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING AND PERIOD ALBUM RESIDUE SPOTS ON THE REVERSE CORNERS.
(please see pictures)