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A residential district of Nagasaki undamaged by the second atomic bomb in Japan on 22 September 1945
"Residential district of Nagasaki undamaged by 2nd Atomic bomb." 22 September 1945
A residential district of Nagasaki undamaged by the second atomic bomb in Japan on 22 September 1945
"Residential district of Nagasaki undamaged by 2nd Atomic bomb." 22 September 1945
A residential district of Nagasaki undamaged by the second atomic bomb in Japan on 22 September 1945
"Residential district of Nagasaki undamaged by 2nd Atomic bomb." 22 September 1945
A rifle squad fires a salute to American dead at a cemetery on Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
Rifle squad fires a salute to American dead at cemetery on a beach; an American flag flies at half-mast. "Salute to...
A row of five Dodge WC-54 ambulances parked outside the tents of the 251st Station Hospital at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in 1944
A row of five Dodge WC-54 ambulances parked outside the tents of the 251st Station Hospital. "251st Station Hospital,...
A sailor preacher leads hymn singing aboard a Coast Guard manned LST on 18 February 1945
"4057 Enlisted man takes over the 'pulpit - A sailor preacher leads hymn singing and gives the Lord's word to his...
A salvo from the 16' guns of the USS Iowa heads out for the target during a 'dress rehearsal' for a Pacific landing operation in October 1944
291.Photograph. USS Iowa. '256591 October 26, 1944 'Big I' Bellow--- In a tremendous gust of smoke and flame, a salvo...
A serviceman at an airfield in the Pacific during World War II
A serviceman at an airfield in the Pacific during World War II. A the tail of a Lockheed P-38 Lightning is seen in the...
A serviceman poses in front of "Texas Longhorn" a Curtiss P-40E Warhawk from the 49th Fighter Group flown by John Landers on Port Moresby, New Guinea in December 1942
A serviceman poses in front of "Texas Longhorn" a Curtiss P-40E Warhawk from the 49th Fighter Group flown by John...
A serviceman poses in front of "Texas Longhorn" a Curtiss P-40E Warhawk from the 49th Fighter Group flown by John Landers on Port Moresby, New Guinea in December 1942
A serviceman poses in front of "Texas Longhorn" a Curtiss P-40E Warhawk from the 49th Fighter Group flown by John...
A serviceman works in a V-mail reprinting area in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "The reprint section, with a view of the reprint or Model ? enlarger which...
A ship full of nurses and doctors arrive on Cape Gloucester to set up the 251st Station Hospital at New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A ship full of nurses and doctors arrive on Cape Gloucester to set up the 251st...
A Singer Sewing Machine storefront in Baybay in the Philippines in 1944
"An office of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. in the Philippines. This one is located in Bay-Bay. Most every Filipino...
A single file line of soldiers carrying gear march down a road in the Philippines in 1944
A single file line of soldiers carrying gear march down a road in the Philippines. [Philippines. 1944]
A small chapel and a few other small buildings in a grassy area in New Caledonia in 1943
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A small chapel and a few other small buildings in a grassy area in New Caledonia...
A soldier adjusts an image enlarger during V-mail film processing in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "View of the continuous enlarger on which the image on the film is enlarged...
A soldier appears to hold up the remains of an item found in the site behind him at an unknown location in the Pacific during World War II
A soldier appears to hold up the remains of an item found in the site behind him at an unknown location in the Pacific...
A soldier climbs up a ladder after crossing a shallow river, probably on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A view from above of a soldier as he climbs up a ladder after crossing a shallow...
A soldier crosses a river by canoe ferry in the Pacific during World War II
A soldier crosses a river by canoe ferry in the Pacific during World War II. Huts can be seen on the ridge. Probably on...
A soldier displays a captured Japanese flag at an unknown Pacific location
A soldier displays a captured Japanese flag at an unknown Pacific location. Probably on New Guinea.
A soldier displays a captured Japanese flag at an unknown Pacific location during World War II
A soldier displays a captured Japanese flag at an unknown Pacific location during World War II. Probably on New Guinea.
A soldier evaluating coastal defenses at New Britain in August 1944
A soldier looks over the edge of a small cliff, apparently evaluating coastal defenses. "Coastal defense positions are...
A soldier guards the flank of a patrol near Naguilian, Luzon in the Philippines in 1945
"Soldier guards flank of patrol near Naguilian, Luzon." [1945]. Sgt. Harold Patchik.
A soldier holds a small puppy at a military camp on New Guinea during World War II
A soldier holds a small puppy at a military camp on New Guinea during World War II.
A soldier in 1945, probably at Bougainville
A soldier in 1945, probably at Bougainville. Soldiers of Company E, 145th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division.
A soldier in 1945, probably at Bougainville
A soldier in 1945, probably at Bougainville. Soldiers of Company E, 145th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division.
A soldier in a robe stands outside a tent marked "Post Entrance" at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in 1944
A soldier in a robe stands outside a tent marked Post Entrance. "251st Station Hospital, Cape Gloucester, New Britain...
A soldier inspects a captured small-caliber Japanese anti-tank gun at New Britain on 14 May 1944
A soldier inspects a captured small-caliber Japanese anti-tank gun. "Captured enemy anti-tank gun on New Britain." New...
A soldier inspects defensive positions at New Britain in August 1944
A soldier inspects defensive positions on the cast, a dug hole walled in with sandbags. "Coastal defense positions are...
A soldier inspects Japanese shipping crates at New Britain in September 1944
A soldier inspects Japanese shipping crates. "Captured enemy [Japanese] supplies on New Britain." New Britain....
A soldier leans against a makeshift supply depot on Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A soldier leans against a makeshift supply depot on Cape Gloucester. "Base camp...
A soldier of the Signal Corps wears a headset while working with a telephone switchboard at an unknown location in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A soldier of the Signal Corps wears a headset while working with telephone...
A soldier poses in front of a termite mound in Australia during World War II
A soldier poses in front of a termite mound in Australia during World War II.
A soldier poses near barracks, probably in the United States in 1941
Soldiers poses near barracks, probably in the United States in 1941. "name it."

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