The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Slide. Street scene. Town Como, Italy. From box originally labeled "Italy. Verona-Switz-Venice-Naples-Home."...

Slide. Aerial view of Milan from airplane. City of Milan 10 days after surrender. From box originally labeled "No. [...

Photograph. United States Coast Guard gunner firing an antiaircraft cannon on a ship. Official caption on front: "Coast...

Photograph. Starboard side view of the USS Chester (CA-27). Official caption on front: "USS Chester US Navy Photo 117-...

Photograph. United States Marines relieving Japanese garrison. Official caption on front: "6th Div. troops relieve Jap...

Photograph. Armed United States Army soldiers using phosphorus grenades against Japanese forces on a dirt road....

Photograph. Port side view of the USS Somers (DD-381) underway. Official caption on front: "USS Somers US Navy Photo...

Photograph. Corpses of Japanese soldiers lying on a war-damaged beach; damaged LVTs (Landing Vehicle Tracked) are in...

Photograph. American LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) firing rockets during an amphibious invasion. Official caption on...

Photograph. British transport ship on the Suez Canal, as seen from the deck of another ship. Stamped date on front: "...

Photograph. Hundreds of unsaddled mules on a dirt road. Personal caption on reverse: "Herd of mules on trip to China /...

Three US soldiers run out of a landing craft and onto the beach at Lake Pontchartrain during WWII

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