The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Artwork on a plane at an unknown location. "A little feminine touch." Probably on New Guinea.

A village in New Guinea during World War II.

Photograph. Four American soldiers on top of a tank with 3-story white building in background. Possibly Camp Kilmer,...

Photograph. American soldiers standing on docks next to a cargo ship with load of lumber. ETO. No date

View of mostly empty cobblestone street lined with buildings; there are two people walking in the street and there is a...

Netting and foliage used for camouflage along wall, possibly bridge. "German camaflage [sic] near Paris." Outside Paris...

French Riviera cityscape as viewed from balcony or bridge; trees in foreground. "Village near Grasse, France. Riviera...

Slide. Navy and yellow plane parked outside of a hanger. Location unknown. 1946

A movie star visits troops. Note that unit and location have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "2E 1028/...

Soldiers train for trench warfare. Official caption. "A 30-calibre machine gun section properly dug in. This picture...

U.S. sailor painting on the aft deck of a PT (Patrol Torpedo) boat docked in harbor; single Bofors 40mm gun visible....

Photograph. Dark smoke billows from a fire on the other side of the island, as seen from a vantage point in the jungle...

Oral History