Hell Ahead. Off the fire-swept beaches of Iwo Jima, known as Hell's Acre, Amtracks loaded with Marines emerge from the depths of a Coast Guard-manned LST, at right, and surge toward shore. This picture was made on D-Day as assault forces moved in toward the bloodiest battle in the Pacific war.

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Keywords: 17-a2-199, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg