Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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A man and woman, indigenous Utapua Islanders, stand side by side at Utapua, Banks Islands in the 1940s
A man and woman, natives of Utapua Island stand side by side. The man has a large knife at his wait, and the topless...
A man does repairs on the inside of a ship at an unknown location in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A man does repairs on the inside of a ship. "All kinds of repairs are made in...
A man in a swimsuit paints the side of an LCVP or LCM at New Britain in September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A man in a swimsuit paints the side of an LCM. "Landing craft are beached for...
A man repairs a Recordak camera used during the processing of V-mail in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "View of the maintenance department at the Station with one of the men...
A man sits on a beach on Oahu, Hawaii 1941-45
An unidentified man sits on the beach on a Hawaiian coastline with cliffs in the background.'"Oahu." Oahu, Hawaii. 1941...
A man splices paper being loaded into a machine during V-mail processing in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "View of the paper processing machine. On these machines the entire paper...
A man wearing ceremonial costume at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II
A man wearing ceremonial costume at a village on Papua New Guinea during World War II.
A man welding a ladder to the side of a vehicle at an unknown location in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A man welding a ladder to the side of a vehicle. "All kinds of repairs are made...
A Marine casualty on a beach on Tarawa, 1943
Marine casualty on a beach with a jeep and several Marines seen in the background checking the area. "Marine casualty...
A Marine-piloted Corsair ready for take-off from an Essex class carrier to which two Marine fighter squadrons have been assigned in February 1945
452.Photograph. Chance Vought F4U Corsair ' File Number: TR-12682 Feb. 27, 1945 Marine Flat Top Flyers Ready for the...
A Mechanized Landing Craft and a CCKW on a beach at an unknown location in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A Landing Craft Mechanized...
A Mechanized Landing Craft is pulled out of the water at an unknown location in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A Landing Craft Mechanized is pulled out of the water. "LCM"s are hoisted out on...
A Mechanized Landing Craft is unloaded from another boat at an unknown location in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A Landing Craft Mechanized is unloaded from another boat. "LCM"s are hoisted out...
A medic holds a truck windshield wiper vacuum hose which is being used to suck blood from wound while a doctor works on Luzon in the Philippines in 1945
"Medic holds truck windshield wiper vacuum hose used to suck blood from wound as doctor works." [1945]
A medic treats a wounded 161 Regimental Combat Team soldier in the Philippines in 1945
"Medic treats wounded 161 RCT [Regimental Combat Team] soldier." [1945]
A member of the Australian Women's Army Service in front of Eagers used car store during World War II in Queensland, Australia
A member of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) in front of Eagers used car store during World War II in...
A men checks and logs rolls of V-mail film in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "Initial step in the Receiving section is this operation of checking the...
A military facility at the base of an unidentified hill, Pacific Theater, 1944-46
View of hill near unidentified US military base. See also 2010.216.222. Pacific Theater. 1944-46
A mine explodes at Talesea, New Britain in September 1944
A mine explodes several yards away; you can make out clods of dirt being thrown by the explosion. "Explosion from...
A minesweeper uses an SCR-625 mine detector to pinpoint enemy mines in the jungle at Talesea, New Britain in September 1944
A minesweeper uses an SCR-625 mine detector to pinpoint enemy mines in the jungle. "Mine detectors sweep area near...
A mobile command post on a road near Santo Tomas, Luzon in the Philippines on 24 March 1945
"Mobile command post on road near Santo Tomas, Luzon." 24 March 1945
A modified CCKW truck being used to pick up large pieces of lumber at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A modified CCKW truck being used to pick up large pieces of lumber. "2-1/2 ton...
A modified CCKW used to haul lumber at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A modified CCKW used to haul lumber. "2-1/2 ton six-by truck turned into boom...
A modified LCM used as a patrol boat at an unknown location in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A modified LCM used as patrol boat. "LCM (landing craft mechanized) converted...
A mother and child at New Guinea in the 1940s
Pacific Island mother with child suckling breast. 194-
A multi-exposed photograph of servicemen posing with bananas at their camp in the Pacific during World War II
A multi-exposed photograph of servicemen posing with bananas at their camp in the Pacific during World War II. "Figure...
A native islander carries a machete beneath his arm, presumably hunting in the Solomon Islands in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A native islander carries a machete beneath his arm, as well as handmade bow and...
A native islander rows several American soldiers on an outrigger canoe at New Britain in September 1944
A native islander rows several American soldiers on an outrigger canoe. "I...
A Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat lands on its carrier following a strike at Japanese installations in the Philippines in February 1945
419.Photograph. 'File No: 47892 February 6, 1945 Hellcat comes back A Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat lands on its carrier...
A Northrop P-61 Black Widow on Guam in 1945
A Northrop P-61 Black Widow on Guam in 1945
A nurse feeds a hospital ward full of wounded soldiers who lay in beds with mosquito nets above them at Cape Gloucester, New Britain on 15 August 1944
A nurse brings food up the aisle of a hospital ward full of wounded soldiers who lay in beds with mosquito nets above...
A packed train loaded with passangers in Iloilo, Philippines in August 1945
A packed train loaded with passangers; Filipino men near train look back at photographer; in Iloilo, Philippines. From...
A patrol leader discusses logistics with an intelligence officer at New Britain in 1944
A patrol leader discusses logistics with intelligence officer. "Patrol leader briefs S-2 officer." New Britain. [1944]
A pet monkey argues with himself in the mirror of a jeep ambulance at Manila in the Philippines on 8 February 1945
"Pet monkey argues with himself in mirror of jeep ambulance." 8 February 1945
A Philippine countryside scene in 1944
"Philippine countryside scenes." 1944
A photograph of servicemen in the Pacific Islands, with handwritten annotations, in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Group photograph of servicemen in Pacific Islands, each identified with...

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