NMMC
Temporary Exhibitions of

The National Museum of the Marine Corps


War Dog, Iwo Jima

War Dog, Iwo Jima
Col. Charles H. Waterhouse, USMCR
Acquisition Number: 2012.1026.484
Medium: Acrylic on Masonite
Status: Copyrighted Image

Col Waterhouse illustrates a Marine dog handler alerted by his dog to a cave that may contain Japanese troops during the fierce fighting on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II.