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Soldiers with Machine Gun
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Two soldiers huddle behind a 30mm machine gun. Part of a series of images made by Chapelle during World War II in the Pacific Ocean region, including images of Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Guam.
1946
Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965
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WHi 76596
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Soldiers with Machine Gun
1945
A two-man crew mans a .30mm machine gun in Panama. The men are wearing fatigues. There are trees in the background and plants in the foreground.
Dicky Chapelle in Iwo Okinawa
1945
Dicky Chapelle gazing into the distance, during her Iwo Okinawa period. She is wearing her War Correspondent uniform with hat. Possibly with camera slung over her shoulder.
Iwo Jima Medical Facilities
March 1945
Medical facilities, Iwo Jima plus nine. This image is one of many taken by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle in the aftermath of the landing at Iwo Jima.
Dicky Chapelle in Iwo Okinawa
1945
Dicky Chapelle gazing into the distance, during her Iwo Okinawa period. She is wearing her War Correspondent uniform with hat. Possibly with camera slung over her shoulder.
Loading Wounded onto Ship
February 1945
Wounded soldiers are being loaded onto a hospital ship in Iwo Jima.
Iwo Jima Airfield
February 1945
Iwo Jima Airfield #1, as it appeared nine days after the initial assault. On the runway is a C-47 transport plane, the military equivalent of the DC-3. This image is one of many of the long battl...
