The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Slide. Rubble from Montecassino Abbey destroyed by Allied bombers. "Debris at Cassino." From box originally labeled "...

Slide. Sign reading Northern Italy. From box originally labeled "No. [Northern] Italy - Cassino - Pompeii - Como...

Photograph. United States Army soldier patting down a surrendering Japanese soldier for concealed weapons near the...

Photograph. Allied prisoners of war cheering and waving the Union Jack as well as the flags of the United States and...

Photograph. Dead Japanese soldier lying amid debris next to a wheeled artillery cannon. Official caption on front: "New...

Photograph. United States Marine playing a bugle near multiple graves while other Marines stand with their heads bowed...

Photograph. United States Marines handing out letters. Official caption on front: "Tinian USMC Photo No. 10-11." Tinian...

Photograph, aerial. United States Army Air Force planes engaging an Axis air convoy over open water. Official caption...

Slide. Canadian, British, and American service men and women lined up for a review on a European air base. Location...

Photograph. American soldier holding a .45 caliber pistol to a mule's head; another soldier is holding the mule's reins...

American soldiers hold up a sign reading "This is Jlich Germany, sorry it is so messed up, but we were in a hurry! 29th...

Muslim woman in a white burka. "Oran, Africa." North Africa. Circa 1943

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