Art Nichols 1973 photo collection

Overlooking the barracks/admin building from the S/P building

Mount Suribachi

Atop of Mount Suribachi

Mount Suribachi

Japanese monument honoring WWII soldiers who died on island

Art posing in front of the sand carving

 

Some of the crew also known as the tunnel rats

The Tunnel Rats

Art's (Nick) roommate Billy

First of two stairways down under Mt. Suribachi

Million dollar hole

Million dollar hole down under

Long narrow tunnel to crawl through
one way out - the way you came in
BillComment: I been in some also - not one of my favor things - hot and dangerous

A cave kitchen

Taking a break from cave crawling

Drying off after tunnel exploring

a few of the souvenirs

Art's truck during his tour

A natural cave

one of only a few natural caves on the island

mortar tossing

Storage bunker

wrecked ships around the island

USO Show AUG 1973

Shortie c./1973

Wally going on shore leave

Thanks Art (Nick)!

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