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American light cruiser's scout plane, an SO3 Curtiss Seamew, during ship's shakedown
Curtiss SO3C Seamew observation floatplane. "2098 - 135 photos - 2098. For Release: PM papers. January 31, 1944....
American light cruiser's scout plane, an SO3 Curtiss Seamew, during ship's shakedown
Curtiss SO3C Seamew observation floatplane. "2098 - 135 photos - 2098. For Release: PM papers. January 31, 1944....
American light cruiser's scout plane, Curtiss Seamew, lands on the calm waters created by the turning of the ship
"2098 - 2 photos - 2098. U.S. Navy Motion Picture Exchange and U.S. Naval Training School (sound motion picture...
American soldier wounded in the face on Rendova Island in 1943
"File No: W-MS-31-52607. Released: September 7, 1943. Aid for the Fallen - Wounded in the face by a Jap missile, this...
Amphibious fleet seen through French Ruins in June 1944
483.Photograph. 'File No: 59421 June 1 (not legible), 1944 Amphibious Fleet Seen Through French Ruins Through the...
Amphibious Tractors churning toward the embattled beach head on Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945
523.Photograph 'CinCPac 5346 February 22, 1945 Iwo Jima Beach under attack This photo, made from a Coast Guard guide...
An African American chief petty officer poses in a village in Japan in the 1940s
An African American chief petty officer poses in a village in Japan in the 1940s.
An African American sailor moving through a muddy canal as part of a Crossing the Line ceremony at sea aboard the U.S.S. Maury on 5 May 1942
An African American sailor moving through a muddy canal as part of a Crossing the Line ceremony at sea aboard the U.S.S...
An African American sailor poses with a woman outside a building, probably in Japan in the 1940s
An African American sailor poses with a woman outside a building, probably in Japan or Korea in the 1940s
An Allied task force moves toward the coast of Normandy, France on 7 June 1944
480.Photograph. 'File Number: 231248 June 12, 1944 The Objective Like a low-hanging bank of fog, the French coast can...
An American LVT in the waters off of Bougainville in November 1943
"File No: W-B-LO-5-54390. Released: November 29, 1943. Attack on Bougainville-- Racing for the shore is a cloud of...
An American submarine surfacing and entering a harbor as seen from a s destroyer at an unknown harbor in the 1940s
An American submarine surfacing; entering a harbor as seen from an Allen M. Sumner or Gearing class destroyer. Location...
An anti-aircraft gun crew on an unidentified Navy ship during the invasion of Iwo Jima in February 1945
Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun crew on unidentified Navy ship during the invasion of Iwo Jima. Official caption:'"Navy...
An explosion in the water off the beaches of Normandy just after D-Day in June 1944
An explosion in the water off the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. "Coast of Normandy 6/6/45 [Cataloger's Note: correct...
An Italian family struggles for existence on the outskirts of the battle lines near Anzio in March 1944
"File No: OOR-58430 March 4, 1944 Small Farm, Anzio As patient and hardworking as their beasts of burden, members of...
An LCM near an aircraft carrier with Avengers spotted on the deck in March 1945
415.Photograph. An LCM [Landing Craft, Mechanized] near an aircraft carrier. 'File Number: TR-12694 March 20, 1945...
An LCVP sinks off the side of the USS Rutland near Iwo Jima in February 1945
An LCVP [Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel] gets twisted and sinks off the side of the USS Rutland during the invasion...
An LSM unloads its cargo of supplies on the Iwo Jima beachhead on 21 February 1945
546.Photograph 'CinCPac-POA AH-70 February 23, 1945 'Unloading of supplies is continuing. . . .' An LSM, with its bow...
An LST travels through the surf
Photograph. View of an LST at sea as seen from the LST-659. Sailors on bow visible. Location unknown. No date
An officer uses a sextant while a sailor writes down data in the Pacific in 1945
An officer uses a sextant while a sailor writes down data. "Chief Quartermaster Moe. Executive Officer Mendonhoss....
Anchored in a row at a Pacific base are aircraft carriers of Task Force 58 in 1944
416. Photograph. 'File Number: 254869 (date not legible) Sluggers of Task Force 58 Anchored in a row at a Pacific base...
Anti-aircraft fire above US aircraft carriers on Iwo Jima in February
Anti-aircraft fire above US aircraft carriers. Official captions:'"Jap [Japanese] suicide plane hits the water off Iwo...
Anti-aircraft fire in Pacific Ocean off Iwo Jima in February 1945
Anti-aircraft fire in Pacific Ocean, view of deck of aircraft carrier in lower right. Official caption:'"Dirty weather...
Anti-aircraft firing drill during ship's shakedown
"2098 - 135 photos - 2098. For Release: PM papers. January 31, 1944. Shakedown: The task of quickly developing fighting...
Armored guard crew aboard merchant ship man 20mm anti-aircraft gun
"1545 - 5 photos - 1545. For Release. May 10, 1943. Armed crews at their guns. 4. Armored guard crew aboard merchant...
Army Chaplain and altar aboard the USS Rutland in March 1945
Army Chaplain and altar with bible aboard the deck of the USS Rutland. From donor's notes: "Army Chaplain."
Army men rehearse rolling out steel matting over which machines move out of LSTs in beaching operations in May 1944
387.Photograph. LSTs [Landing ship, tank]. "File No: 231,224 June 6, 1944 Welcome mat rolled out of LST--Army men...
Army trucks roll off the ramps of LST's during Allied fighting inNisida, Italy in April 1944
459.Photograph. 'File No: 49376 April 15, 1944 Sinews of War Pour into Italy--- Army trucks roll off the ramps of LST's...
Asian American sailor moving controlling rudder on a small vessel transporting other servicemen, Pacific Theater, 1945-46
Asian American sailor moving controlling rudder on small vessel transporting other servicemen. Pacific Theater. 1945-46
Astern of the geyser is the wake left by the German U-Boat as it maneuvered in vain attempt to dodge the explosives in April 1944
427. Photograph. 'File No: 209591 April 25, 1944 Navy planes sink U-Boat in two minutes! The enemy vessel is entirely...
Attack on Pearl Harbor and the USS Shaw in December 1941
USS Shaw (DD-373) exploding after her magazine was detonated by the fire onboard. Official caption: "Magazine of USS...
Attack on Pearl Harbor and the USS West Virginia and Tennessee and Arizona in December 1941
Sinking of the USS West Virginia (BB-48), USS Tennessee (BB-43) and USS Arizona (BB-39). Official caption: "Japanese...
Attack transports and LCVPs headed for invasion of Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945
Attack transports and LCVPs seen from the USS Rutland headed for invasion of Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945; the USS...
Automobile parked in yard of home
Photograph. Automobile parked in yard of home. Location unknown. No date
Barrage balloons floating above Allied ships moving toward Normandy on 6 June 1944
Barrage balloons floating above Allied ships moving toward Normandy on 6 June 1944. "File Number: 231247. Released:...
Battleship firing naval guns at Iwo Jima in February 1945
Battleship firing 16 inch naval guns at Iwo Jima, probably the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official caption:'"...

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