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Honolulu Advertiser, 1856-2010 Iwo Fierce and Bloody

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.249 Author/Creator: Honolulu Advertiser, 1856-2010 Place Written: Honolulu, Hawaii Type: Newspaper clipping Date: February 21, 1944 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 35.2 cm, Width: 40.9 cm Order a Copy

The front page of the Honolulu Advertiser. Includes photographs of the island of Iwo Jima before and after. Reverse side talks about the Pacific theatre battles in more detail.

Dated Wednesday, February 21, 1944, however February 21, 1944 was a Monday. Due to the content of the articles, the newspaper is dated as February 21, 1945.

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