Iwo Jima - by John D. Shaw

Iwo Jima
- A Hard Won Haven -
by John D. Shaw

Iwo Jima, a charred, volcanic speck in the Pacific, became a thing of beauty to B-29 crews in trouble, returning from missions against Japan in early 1945. The U.S. Marines paid dearly for their countrymen to live, in what was one of the most famous battles in history. In 36 days of combat, beween six and seven thousand Marines died taking Iwo, with many thousands more wounded. It’s estimated that the lives of nearly 25,000 airmen were spared as a result of being able to make emergency landings there. In this scene, a crippled Superfortress of the 34th Bomb Group limps onto Iwo Jima’s hard-won runway, carved from the volcanic rock stretching outward from
the base of Mt. Suribachi, site of the famous flag-raising made famous in the world-renowned image by wartime photographer
Joseph Rosenthal.

Overall size: 23" x 37"

Available in the following editions

500	Limited edition	Signed by thirteen veterans of the battle for Iwo Jima.	$249
1275	Display edition	Signed by the artist only.	$95

The signatures
Vern Brinzenhofe (4th Marine Div.)	Claire Chaffin (Corpsman USN)
Jack Colby (4thMarine Div.)	Roy Earle (Saipan, Tinian, Iwo)
Norm Hatch (USMC Oscar-winning combat cinematographer)	Harry Hink (USAAF B-29 pilot)
Herb Ing (4th Marine Div.)	Raymond Jacobs (1st Flag-raising on Iwo)
Henry Koellein (Flame-thrower operator)	Cy O'Brien (USMC Combat Photographer)
Grover Thompson (4thMarine Div)	GordonWard (5th Marine Div)
Robert Weiler - (USAAF B-29 gunner)