The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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View of the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Probably on New Guinea.

War damaged church in Agana, Guam in 1945. "Agana Church."

Photograph. American soldier dressed in breeches, field gear and campaign hat posing with rifle and roll of clothes...

Sailors from the USS Rutland enjoy barbecue on Ulithi in May 1945. From donor's notes: "Grilling steaks, 5-20-45." 20...

German houses along unknown river; terraced fields in background. Germany. 1945

Massive bomb damage: huge piles of rubble in city; bus parked along road. "Berlin." Berlin, Germany. Postwar, Winter...

Slide. Boeing B-29 Superfortress in flight over the Pacific Ocean as seen from another B-29. Saipan, Northern Mariana...

A mortar fires a shell during combat. Official caption: "ETO-HQ-44-8565-Petrony-5-26 July. Credit...Signal Corps Photo...

U.S. PT (Patrol Torpedo) boat cruising through choppy water, as viewed from another boat. Personal Caption: "1944. RON...

Photograph. A New Georgian man communicates with Marines. New Georgia Islands. Circa 1943

Photograph. A hardpacked dirt path winds through the dense New Georgian jungle. New Georgia Islands. Circa 1943

Photograph. View of a field with a large Jacobean building in the background from between rows barbed wire. Location...

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