The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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United States military band playing on athletic field (possibly called Victory Park); smoke from cannon just fired. "...

Slide. Airmen sitting on a bench together in front of a hut. Isley Field, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1944

Medical staff load an injured soldier onto a jeep. Note that units have been stricken in the caption. Official caption...

Photograph. Two women pose for a quick picture. A pith helmet sits just at the door. Probably in Brisbane, Australia....

Photograph. A wounded Marine sits on a crate, unclothed except for undershorts. He may be suffering from a concussion,...

Photograph. Civilians commuting via foot, bicycles, and cars. Residential and commercial buildings line the street....

Photograph. Pond with a heavily forested bank. Location unknown. No date

Aft view of keel during beginning stages of construction of ship at Pendleton Shipyards. Official Caption: "Pendlton [...

Photograph. Cows parade outside a compound in India in 1944.

Photograph. Three US airmen wearing wool overcoats and garrison caps posing near huge, medieval cannon. Probably during...

Photograph. A building marked "Michael Buchwieser...

Photograph. Distant coastline of unidentified Pacific island, probably taken from Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. Pacific...

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