Death of the USS Yorktown (CV-5)

Debris alongside Filipino roadside, Philippines, 1945

Photograph. Debris alongside Filipino roadside. Tall buildings in the distance. Probably near or in Manila, Philippine Islands. 1945

Debris from an airplane accident, 1942-45

Smoke fills the top of the picture and in foreground two servicemen are standing with their backs to the camera.

Debris in a desert, North Africa, 1942-43

Debris in the desert; probably an airplane crash site. North Africa. 1942-43

Debris in a forest

Photograph. Concrete structure in a wooded area. Location unknown. No date

Debris in a forest

Photograph. Unknown debris in a stick pile. Location unknown. No date

Debris of a burned aircraft in a field circa1943-1944

Wreckage of a burned large aircraft. Circa1943-1944

Debris on the ground near Saint Bartholomew's Cathedral in Frankfurt, Germany in late 1945

View of severe bomb damage around Saint Bartholomew's Cathedral/Frankfurt Cathedral; much rubble in foreground.

Deceased American infantrymen lie dead on a beach during World War II

The bodies of three deceased American soldiers lie on a beach. 1942-1945.

Deceased French soldiers lie where they fell, Marina di Campo, Elba, Italy, 1944

Photograph. Deceased French soldiers lie where they fell in the sand dunes.

Deceased German soldier lies in a ditch, San Vittore, Italy, 1944

Photograph. Deceased German soldier lies in a ditch. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152382." Official caption on reverse: "Sig.

Deceased German soldier lies under a damaged tank, Toulon, France, 1944

Photograph. Deceased German soldier lies under a damaged tank.