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Corpses of dead Japanese soldiers, Saipan, 1944
Photograph. The bodies of dead Japanese soldiers lying on the ground. Personal Caption: "Saipan - 1944." Saipan. 1944
Dead concentration camp victims laid out on the ground, Buchenwald, Germany, May 1945
Photograph. Blurry image of soldiers and civilians walking past the bodies of dead concentration camp victims laid out...
Dead German soldier in ditch near Langlir, Belgium, 1945
Photograph. Dead German soldier lying in a water-filled ditch next to show-covered road. Official caption on front: "...
Dead Japanese soldier in Intramuros, the walled city of Manila in the Philippines on 23 February 1945
"Dead Jap [Japanese] soldier in Intramurals (walled city, Manila). 23 February 1945
Dead Japanese soldier lies near front steps of Philippine General Hospital at Manila in the Philippines on 15 February 1945
"Dead Jap soldier lies near front steps of Philippine General Hospital." 15 February 1945
Dead Japanese soldier, Enewetak Atoll, 1944
Photograph. Dead Japanese soldier lying in a shallow ditch with a bayonet in his neck. Official caption on front: "A...
Dead Japanese soldiers and a damaged tank, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. A GI stands on a damaged tank and looks down on the bodies of dead Japanese soldiers. Philippines. 1945
Dead Japanese soldiers covered by debris, Enewetak Atoll, 1944
Photograph. Dead Japanese soldiers lying amid debris in sandy area. Official caption on front: "Dead Japs where they...
Dead Japanese soldiers in a shallow dug-out, Enewetak Atoll, 1944
Photograph. Dead Japanese soldiers lying amid debris in a shallow dug-out. Official caption on front: "Part of the...
Dead Japanese soldiers in the Philippines, 1945
Photograph. Dead Japanese soldiers. Philippines. 1945
Dead Japanese soldiers lying in front of an American tank, New Britain, 1943
Photograph. Corpses of two Japanese soldiers lying on the side of a dirt road in front of an American tank with several...
Dead Japanese soldiers on the Philippines in 1945
Photograph. A GI stands on the edge of a trench and looks down on the bodies of dead Japanese soldiers. Philippines....
Dead Japanese soldiers strewn across a field, Tinian, 1944
Photograph. War-damaged field with the bodies of dead Japanese soldiers strewn throughout. Official caption on front: "...
Dead Japanese soldiers, 1943
Photograph. Corpses of three dead Japanese soldiers. Philippines. 1943
Dead serviceman in a field
Photograph. Dead serviceman lying facedown in a field. Location unknown. No date
Dead serviceman in a field
Photograph. Dead serviceman lying facedown in a field. Face was blurred out during development. Location unknown. No...
Dead serviceman in a field
Photograph. Dead serviceman lying facedown in a field. Face was blurred out during development. Location unknown. No...
Dead serviceman lying on the ground in front of a tank
Photograph. Dead serviceman lying on his back in front of a tank that has crashed against a building; rubble surrounds...
Dead serviceman on the side of a road
Photograph. Dead serviceman, presumably German, lying on his back on the side of a dirt road. Location unknown. No date
Dead serviceman on the side of a road
Photograph. Close-up of a dead serviceman, presumably German, lying on his back on the side of a dirt road. Location...
Dead servicemen in a field
Photograph. Dead American servicemen lying in field covered by cloth next to downed plane. Location unknown. No date
Dead servicemen in a field
Photograph. Dead American servicemen lying in field covered by cloth next to downed plane. Personal caption on reverse...
Dead US Army soldier lying face down on a beach, Normandy, 1944
Photograph. Body of a dead United States Army soldier lying face down on a beach near an obstacle; other soldiers are...
Dead US Army soldier lying on a beach, New Guinea, 1944
Photograph. Body of a dead United States Army soldier lying face down on a beach near fallen palm trees; other soldiers...
Dead US soldier lying face down on a beach, Normandy, 1944
Photograph. Deceased American soldier lying face down on a beach; crossed rifles lie nearby; other soldiers are...
Dead US soldiers lying next to a German trench on a beach, Southern France
Photograph. Bodies of two dead United States servicemen lying on stretchers next to a German trench on a beach; other...
Deceased Japanese soldiers outside a bunker on a Pacific island, 1942-1945
An American serviceman (perhaps a war photographer), with a camera around his neck, views the bodies of deceased...
Deceased soldier in the snow
Photograph. A deceased soldier lying on his back on the ground next to bombed jeep; the soldier and jeep are covered in...
Deceased soldier in the snow
Photograph. A deceased soldier lying on his back on the ground next to bombed jeep; the soldier and jeep are covered in...
Deceased US soldier is carried down a mountainside by comrades, San Pietro, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Deceased US soldier is carried down a mountainside by comrades. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152024 [...
Deceased US soldier is placed on litter, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Deceased US soldier is placed on litter. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151237." Official caption on...
Decomposing cow
Photograph. Decomposing cow carcass off the side of a road. Location unknown. No date
Dozens of soldiers walk through the cemetery at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in September 1944
Dozens of soldiers walk through the cemetery on Cape Gloucester. "Army cemetery at Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island...
Entrance to the 5th Marine Division cemetery, Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945
Photograph. 5th Marine Division cemetery with American flag at half-mast on Iwo Jima; Mount Suribachi in background. "...

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