Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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A battleship maneuvers ahead of an Independence class carrier which has just launched its planes in January 1945
413. Photograph. 'File No: 289617 January 2, 1945 Pacific maneuvers meant a mighty array of warships on parade. But in...
A beach and cliff at Kualoa, Hawaii, 1941-45
A beach and cliff on a Hawaiian coastline. "Kualoa." Kualoa, Hawaii. 1941-45
A beached Daihatsu-class landing craft
A beached Daihatsu-class landing craft. "Jap landing barge." Probably on New Guinea.
A beached Daihatsu-class landing craft
"Nip landing barge." Probably on New Guinea.
A beached transport at an unknown location in the Pacific
A beached transport at an unknown location in the Pacific. Probably on New Guinea.
A blindfolded Japanese prisoner is surrounded by Australian soldiers during World War II, probably in New Guinea
A blindfolded Japanese prisoner is surrounded by Australian soldiers during World War II, probably in New Guinea.
A bomb damaged wooden chapel in the Philippines in 1944
A bomb damaged wooden chapel. "Not all of the church buildings are as elaborate as the previous one. This view shows a...
A brick structure with mountains in the background at Kualoa, Hawaii, 1941-45
Brick structure, mountains in background. "Kualoa." Kualoa, Hawaii. 1941-45
A brig ward for POWs or other patients that need to be locked up at the 251st Station Hospital at Cape Gloucester, New Britain on 15 August 1944
Oversized cages. "The "brig" ward for POWs or other patients to be locked up, 251st Station Hospital, New Britain."...
A bulldozer is unloaded from a LCM during amphibious training on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands on 9 March 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A bulldozer is unloaded from a LCM [Landing Craft Mechanized] during amphibious...
A camp set up beneath hundreds of palm trees probably at Guadalcanal in 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Camp set up beneath hundreds of palm trees, a soldier reads over a bulletin...
A canopy of smoke rises from the shores of Guam as Navy guns and planes hammer the Japanese base on 21 July 1944
502.Photograph. 'File Number: 59458 August 2, 1944 Jap [Japanese] funeral pyre on Guam A towering canopy of gray and...
A captured Type 93 Japanese flamethrower is measured at New Britain in August 1944
A captured Type 93 Japanese flamethrower is measured. "Captured Japanese flame throwers are analyzed for weapons...
A Catholic shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes at BayBay, Leyte in the Philippines in 1944
A Catholic shrine. "The Filipinos, though, for the most part, are a deeply religious people and are predominantly of...
A CCKW during construction on Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A crane loading lumber into the back of a CCKW (Deuce and a half, 2 ½ ton truck)...
A CCKW truck drives onto a shore from an LCM at an unknown location in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A CCKW (Deuce and a half) truck drives onto a shore from an LCM (Landing Craft...
A CCKW truck tows an artillery piece onto a shore during amphibious training on Guadalcanal in March 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A CCKW or 2 ½ ton truck tows an artillery piece onto a shore during amphibious...
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II.
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II.
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II.
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II.
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II.
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II.
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II.
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II
A ceremony at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II.
A church and tropical village at the water's edge on Guam, 1944-45
Local village, with church, on the shore at the foot of mountains. As seen from across a bay, bunker in foreground....
A church and tropical village at the water's edge on Guam, 1944-45
Tropical village with church as seen from other side of bay. Same village is visible in 2012.216.110. "Guam." Guam....
A close-up of an LST with several men on deck during the 40th Infantry Division's amphibious training at an unknown site in June 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A close-up of an LST with several men on deck during 40th Infantry Division...
A clothesline filled with soldiers' laundry hangs at an unknown location in the Pacific during World War II
A clothesline filled with soldiers' laundry hangs at an unknown location in the Pacific during World War II. Probably...
A commanding officer at the periscope of a U.S. submarine.
"File No: TR 5042D. Torpedo Attack - A commanding officer at the periscope of a U.S. submarine, ready to loose...
A Company, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry on Carabao Island in the Philippines on 16 April 1945
""A" Company, 1st Bn, 151st Inf on Garaboa Island, PI." 16 April 1945
A convoy fords a river to cut off the escape of the retreating Japanese army near Santa Cruz, Luzon in the Philippines in 1945
"Convoy fords river to cut off escape of retreating Jap Army near Santa Cruz, Luzon. [1945]
A convoy of landing craft in the Pacific in 1945
A photograph taken from USS LCS(L)(3)96, which is traveling in a convoy. Pacific Ocean. 1945
A couple of soldiers pose with indigenous Australians
A couple of soldiers pose with indigenous Australians.
A crane lifts a crate near a warehouse on Guam, 1945-46
Large crane moving a crate near a warehouse. There is a large pile of crates and military personnel. "Guam." See also...

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