Marine “captive,” Iwo Jima, March 1945
The caption reads “Corporal Edward Burckhardt, of Yonkers, New York, sports a kitten that he found at the base of Suribachi Yama on the battlefield at Iwo Jima when he came ashore with the 5th Marine Division.”

From the Holland Smith Collection (COLL/2949) at the Marine Corps Archives and Special Collections