| United States Navy doctors and corpsmen administer to wounded United States Marines at a first aid station. Navy Chaplain Lieutenant (Junior Grade) John H. Galbreath (April 6, 1920 – January 23, 2006), right center, is kneeling beside a man who has severe flash burns, received in an artillery battery 50 yards or so away. Galbreath attended Westminster College and was ordained at Mercer Presbyterian in Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in February 1944. After serving at Miller Memorial Presbyterian Church in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, he returned to service in the Korean War. Photographed by Warrant Officer Obadiah “Obie” E. Newcomb V, (June 22, 1909 – February 25, 2004) United States Marine Corps Reserve. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1815.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.66 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 5698 x 4472 |
| Photographer | Obadiah “Obie” E. Newcomb V |
| Photographer Title | United States Marine Corps |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | February 20, 1945 |
| Location | |
| City | |
| State or Province | Iwo Jima |
| Country | Bonins |
| Archive | Naval History and Heritage Command |
| Record Number | 80-G-435702 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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