Chronology of World War II
Sunday, February 25th
Vehicles on Iwo Jima's 'Red Beach'
Vehicles on Iwo Jima's 'Red Beach', circa February 25, 1945, with USS
LST-884
(center) and USS
LST-929
(at left, with H markings on her hull) unloading in the background. Among the vehicles are trucks, mobile cranes, amphibious tractors (LVTs), jeeps and a variety of trailers. A field artillery piece is being pulled along in the right center. Note the pierced steel matting roadways