 U.S. Fourth Division Marines move in from the beach on Iwo Jima.A dead Marine lies at right in the foreground.Mt.Suribachi,in the background,was turned into a beehive of guns by Japanese troops.

beach on Iwo Jima

 The frst wave of U.S Marines leave ther higgins boats and race through the surf for the beach during the invasion of Wakde Islands,Duch New Guinea.

frst wave

U.S. Marines move up the beach on Saipan under heavy machine gun fire,during landing operations at the islands of the Mariana group.