Operation Scavenger
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During World War II, Operation Scavenger was the aerial bombardment of Iwo Jima and the Bonin Islands on 4-5 August, 1944, as part of the preparation for the invasion and other fighting around the Marianas Islands.
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- Carter, Worrall Reed. Beans, Bullets, and Black Oil - The Story Of Fleet Logistics Afloat In The Pacific During World War, Washington DC : Department of the Navy, 1953, p. 168.
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