The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Old, German town street; there is a sign reading "Rotes Kreuz" (Red Cross) on building on right side. "Helmstadt."...

German civilians getting onto streetcars; massive bomb damage to buildings all around them. "Normalcy and destruction...

Slide. Close-up of the nose section of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Isley Field, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945

A soldier protects his rifle with a ration box. Note that units have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "...

Photograph. Three unknown soldiers sit near a fox hole awaiting a Japanese bombing raid in New Guinea. "Sweating out a...

Photograph. A smiling Marine laden with supplies poses for a photograph; other Marines can be seen gathered behind him...

Photograph. Artistic view looking up towards the sky as seen through palm leaves. New Georgia Islands. Circa 1943

Photograph. Church with damage to its back roof. Dead trees are in the foreground. Location unknown. No date

Launching ceremony of the ship "Matagorda" (Hull Number: MC-607, Yard Number: 101, Design: V4-M-A1) at Pendleton...

Photograph. US soldiers on board a rail car awaiting train transport in India in 1944.

Photograph. Park and pond. England. 1943-45

Photograph. Lieutenant James Gordon holding a string of fish. Personal caption on reverse:"James Gordon from Jackson,...

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