Marines of the Fourth Division shield themselves in abandoned Japanese trench and bomb craters formed during U.S. invasion and amphibious landing at Iwo Jima,(rudeerude)

Fourth Division on Iwo Jima

Marines of the 4th Division charge ashore at the start of the Iwo Jima invasion, as they run for cover in shell holes and bomb craters made by pre-invasion bombardments. Warships offshore give heavy gun support.

4th Division charge ashore

Fourth Marine Division cemetery on Iwo Jima, March 1945.
Note DUKW and other trucks passing by in the background, with wrecked Japanese airplanes beyond.(rudeerude)