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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:'"...
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:'"Navy big...
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:'"Navy...
Blimp over United Nations' convoy in the Atlantic Ocean in 1943
"File No: W-CON-46-65729. June 16, 1943. Blimp over convoy--Sunset over the Atlantic finds another United Nations'...
Bob Feller, former Cleveland Indian great, blasts a strike past an opposing batter during a game in which he struck out 18 men at Efate in the New Hebrides in 16 May 1944
399.Photograph. Bob Feller, baseball player. 'File No: 45536 May 16, 1944 Chief Bob Feller, Ex-Indian, 'Blows the man...
Bob Hope performing on stage in front of dozens of servicemen in the Mariana Islands during World War II
Photograph. Bob Hope performing on an outdoor stage in front of a crowd of American servicemen; an Army band is...
Bofors 40mm antiaircraft guns firing during ship's shakedown
"2098 - 135 photos - 2098. PM Papers. For Release: January 31, 1944. Shakedown. The task of quickly developing fighting...
Bomb damage to buildings on the coastline of Japan in 1945
Bomb damage to buildings on the coastline of Japan; seen from the USS Rutland in 1945. From donor's notes: "View inland...
Bomb-damaged city, Naples, 1944
Photograph. Piles of rubble and damaged buildings stand alongside a wide roadway. Personal caption on photo reverse:‘"...
Bombardier of a Navy plane uses Norden bombsight to determine when to release his bombs in November 1944
"File No: 47150 November 25, 1944. Eyes and "Mechanical Brain" on the target. Bombardier of a Navy plane uses famed and...
Bow view of the U.S.S. Iowa in October 1944
Bow of the USS Iowa. "46627 October 26, 1944. Lean and hungry look--- Bow-on view of the U.S.S. Iowa, emphasizing the...
Bow-on view of Commander Norman M. 'Bus' Miller's Consolidated Liberator 'Thunder Mug' on Eniwetok in September 1944
401.Photograph. Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator. 'File No: 46583 September 21, 1944 Saga of Bus Miller--- 'Bow-on' view...
Bucket brigades swab off the decks of the giant USS Iowa during her shakedown cruise in October 1944
USS Iowa. "59494 October 26, 1944 Wash Day for the Big 'I'--- Bucket brigades swab off the decks of the giant USS Iowa...
Bunk beds in a US Navy vessel in the Pacific Theater, 1945-46
Interior of berths aboard unidentified US Navy vessel. Pacific Theater. 1945-46
Captain on the bridge of the USS Rutland in Tokyo Bay in September 1945
Captain on the bridge of the USS Rutland near Tokyo; "Captain" is painted on his helmet. From donor's notes: "Captain...
Car approaches a bridge
Photograph. View from the interior of a car looking out towards an upcoming 1930s-era bridge. United States. No date
Car in front of house
Photograph. Unidentified man sits in driver's seat of civilian automobile parked on neighborhood street. Location...
Carpeted steps leading up to a building entrance
Photograph. Carpeted steps leading up to a building entrance. Location unknown. No date
Catholic services aboard the deck of the USS Rutland in March 1945
Catholic services aboard the deck of the USS Rutland. From donor's notes: "Catholic services, 3-28-45."
Caucasian woman dressed in hula skirt and Hawaiian lei, July 1945
Photograph. Caucasian woman dressed in hula skirt and Hawaiian lei kneels in the grass, laughing. Personal caption on...
Chart illustrates Naval operations from November 8, 1942, to the invasion of Italy presented in April 1944
447.Photograph. Official U. S. Navy Map of Naval operations in the North African and Mediterranean Theatres 'File No:...
City Hall in Zamboanga, Mindanao in September 1945
City Hall in Zamboanga, Mindanao in September 1945; American military vehicles on road. From donor's notes: "City Hall...

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