Nathan Adams served as a quartermaster aboard the USS Leedstown during World War II. The transport ship carried thousands of troops that landed on Pacific islands, including invading Iwo Jima.
What many consider the most famous World War II photograph was snapped by a photojournalist 70 years ago on a rugged Pacific volcanic island called Iwo Jima. Half a mile away from the beach, aboard the USS Leedstown on Feb. 23, 1945, naval quartermaster Nathan Adams was peering at history through really good binoculars as six Americans planted the U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi ... (read more at this link)
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Pallavi Agarwal | highlandstoday.com
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