Iwo Jima: This is Weehawken

Title: Iwo Jima: This is Weehawken
Description: This black and white photo shows US Marines on the Pacific Island of Iwo Jima during World War II with a little piece of Weehawken in the Pacific Theater. According to Time Machine user Pat Keegan, the Marine on the left is her uncle, Weehawken native son Charlie Shortt. Pat also informs us that the photo was taken by famed photographer Joe Rosenthal, who shot the iconic flag raising photo on Iwo Jima.
Subject: WHC88331
Date: 1945
Type: OT
Identifier: WHC88331
Coverage: Weehawken, NJ [40.7663711,-74.02537149999999]
Tag: Government; People
Rights: This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the Weehawken Historical Commission.